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Cross in All Saints' churchyard, Toftrees

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +89 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +89 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Good match

Free

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Greater Stitchwort, Sweet Violet +3 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

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23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route▾

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

King's Lynn - Fakenham (proposed)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

Main RouteCycling route605 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 605 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m▾

Named routeRef 1Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,448 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

5,448 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds92 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pheasant

+87 more species

All 92 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
GreenshankTringa nebularia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022

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Mammals8 species

winterspring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

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Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

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Insects14 species

summer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly

+9 more species

All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023

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Plants6 species

springautumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Greater Stitchwort · Sweet Violet · Viola odorata var. odorata · Viola odorata var. dumetorum

+1 more species

All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,448 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds92 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pheasant

+87 more species

All 92 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CuckooCuculus canorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
GreenshankTringa nebularia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022

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Mammals8 species

winterspring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer

+3 more species

All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

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Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

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Insects14 species

summer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly

+9 more species

All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023

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Plants6 species

springautumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Greater Stitchwort · Sweet Violet · Viola odorata var. odorata · Viola odorata var. dumetorum

+1 more species

All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Toftrees: All Saints Church from the west

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Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Toftrees: All Saints Church from the west

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✦RAYNHAM PARKHistoric site2 km→🌱St Peter's GardenUrban park3 km→🌱Aldiss Community ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Remains of St Stephen's PrioryHistoric site2.3 km→✦Fakenham gasworksHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→