Look out for Woods, Birds Nightjars arrive in spring, Woodlands The variety of woodland Heath & making their curious includes patches of mature churring call at dusk. Other native trees, silver birch, birds include woodpeckers, rowan and oak scrub on the Best nuthatches and finches. former heathland and conifer Buzzards and sparrowhawks plantations. Coastal are often seen soaring above the high ground. Heather will not thrive Heather regeneration Views where there is a lot of On the heaths you may spot Reptiles leaf-mould and rich soils. adders basking in the sun, So we’ve restored heathy do not attempt to handle areas by scraping the soil to them. Difficult to see but expose dormant seed. This adder always here are common adder provides ideal conditions lizards and slow worms. for re-establishing heather. Butterflies and moths The white admiral is one Invaders Approaching! Earthworks mark the site of of many butterflies found a signal station, built as part here- its larvae feed on of a chain of similar sites honeysuckle. Green hairstreak to keep watch for French and grayling butterflies are invaders. Messages were found on the heaths. Notable sent remarkably quickly by moths include the barred displaying a coded array of chestnut and day-flying balls and flags, visible to other broad-bordered bee hawk stations along the chain. moth. In medieval times iron- Saxon Iron-pits Welcome to West Runton The heaths and woodland Animals bearing rocks were dug and Beeston Regis Heath are home to muntjac, roe here, leaving behind many and red deer. Several kinds small pits. The iron was Take a walk through our of bats feed on the plentiful smelted on site and the woods and across the insects and badgers are resulting slag can be found heaths. occasionally seen, too. lying in many places. See bird’s-eye views of the coast. Roman Camp, Off Sandy Lane, West Runton, Dog walking Norfolk NR27 9ND Explore the site of a Your dogs are welcome. Please keep dogs on leads when Napoleonic signal station walking on the heathland between March and September For alternative formats, please and medieval iron workings. to prevent disturbance to the many ground-nesting birds. call us on 01263 820550 or email Adders are regularly seen, particularly in warmer weather, so do keep your dog close by and do not try to touch the [email protected] snakes because adder bites are poisonous. Photography: National Trust Images/ Graham Brennan/ North East wildlife/ David Tottman/ John Idiens/ Adam Long/ Malcolm Fisher/ John Robinson Printed on 100% recycled paper. Please recycle this leaflet after use. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/west-runton-and-beeston-regis-heath © National Trust 2015. National Trust is an independent registered charity, number 205846 North Sea Beeston Bump Sheringham town Beeston Church Cromer Road A149 West Runton q West Runton Station Beeston Regis Incleborough Hill 79m 44m Town Hill Calves Well Lane Stone Hill Beeston West Runton Heath 93m Regis Heath Not NT Land Roman Camp Key Beacon Hill y Car park y q Train Station Row Heath 102m Walks Main Paths Waymarked Route (Easy) Canadas 50 mins Viewpoints Height above sea level N Iron pits Signal Station Map illustration by Fiona Gowen www.FionaGowen.co.uk.