Abbey Church of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.57064, 1.10794
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Lemon Tree Café Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Lemon Tree Café Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Swollen-thighed Beetle +115 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Wreningham’s Ghost Commons TrailWalking route1.9 km▾
Named routeLength 1.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wymondham’s Abbey TrailWalking route1.1 km▾
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Chain Entrypublic footpath · 3 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: footway
Chain Entrypublic footpath · 5 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: footway
Elkins Roadpublic footpath · 80 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: residential
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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St Martin's Church, Canterbury
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
23,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
23,071 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blackbird +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🐝Insects12 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trichopsocus brincki · Cartodere bifasciata · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shepherd's-purse · Broom · Greater Stitchwort · Greater Periwinkle · Treacle-mustard +73
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- Treacle-mustardErysimum cheiranthoides
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
- Radish
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,071 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blackbird +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🐝Insects12 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trichopsocus brincki · Cartodere bifasciata · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shepherd's-purse · Broom · Greater Stitchwort · Greater Periwinkle · Treacle-mustard +73
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- Treacle-mustardErysimum cheiranthoides
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
- Radish
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird
Cream-spot Ladybird
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Raphanus raphanistrum2025
Raphanus raphanistrum2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2025Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025White WillowSalix alba2025White WillowSalix alba2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025OsierSalix viminalis2025OsierSalix viminalis2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025HemlockConium maculatum2025HemlockConium maculatum2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2025Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2025Almond WillowSalix triandra2025Almond WillowSalix triandra2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2025Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025HopHumulus lupulus2025HopHumulus lupulus2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025Hybrid Balsam-poplarPopulus balsamifera x trichocarpa = P. x hastata2025Hybrid Balsam-poplarPopulus balsamifera x trichocarpa = P. x hastata2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025