Norbury Park Nature Trail
Discover the hidden nature of Norbury Park
Norbury Just inside the Harefield Road entrance, you will find the start of the Norbury Park Nature Trail. This delightful walk winds through a small wood planted 30 years ago, full of deciduous native trees such as hazel, hawthorn and birch.
Spring
Early spring is a lovely time for wildflowers. The sun light through the emerging canopy of budding leaves encourages a range of flowers to bloom. You can see cow parsley, primroses, lords and ladies, bluebells, daffodils, three corner leek, violets, brambles and more. Some trees are decorated with catkins or blossom. Each being an important early food source for hungry insects.
Summer
The leaves have turned from the light greens of spring to their darker green summer colours. The spring flowers have died back until next year. The canopy gives welcome shade from the hot summer sun (or the rain). If you are lucky, you may see a beautiful Jersey tiger moth fluttering on the edge of the wood.
Autumn
The leaves are changing colour and the berries and helicopter seeds are appearing to give food for the birds through autumn and into winter. Early morning mists over the park can be seen through gaps between trees and bushes.
Winter
The leaves have fallen, and the wood is sleeping. The canopy of crisscrossing branches allows the winter sun to shine through. On cold wintery days views out into the park take on the appearance of framed pictures of a frosty snow-covered wonderland.
