NWT Booton Common

The species-rich fen at NWT Booton Common contains several uncommon plant species and is a wonderfully varied site

What to look for: Spring/summer adders tongue fern, marsh helleborine, fragrant orchid, marsh pennywort, southern marsh orchid, grass of Parnassus, heather, bogbean. Autumn/winter marsh fern, polypody fern, mosses.

Directions: NWT Booton Common is 1km south east of Reepham in mid-Norfolk. From Bawdswell turn to Reepham on the B1145. Once in Booton village turn left 50m before the turning to Cawston. The track to the nature reserve is immediately on the left. Caution - there is limited roadside parking.

Access: Entrance is via public footpath.

Did you know? The fragrant orchid found at NWT Booton Common is one of only a handful of sweet-smelling orchids in Britain.