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All Saint's Church

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Woodcock +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Woodcock +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Syntomus foveatus, Carabus arvensis +262 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Syntomus foveatus, Carabus arvensis +262 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bog Pondweed, Lemon-scented Fern, Common Toadflax +196 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bog Pondweed, Lemon-scented Fern, Common Toadflax +196 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Dandelion +17 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route

Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn

Narborough Circular WalkWalking route3.8 km

Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Church Roadpublic footpath · 175 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 175 mSurface groundPath type: track

Lamson's Lanepublic footpath · 340 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 340 mSurface groundPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brecks Cycling Discovery RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

West WinchCycling route

Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird · Siskin +51

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles3 species

wintersummerautumn

2021

Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects17 species

winterspring

2025

Carabus granulatus · Aphanus rolandri · Large Red Damselfly · Empis tessellata · Green Tiger Beetle +12

Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2021
Aphanus rolandriAphanus rolandri
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Divining HorntailUrocerus augur2022
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2022
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2021
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2021
Amara tibialisAmara tibialis2021
Ichneumon stramentorIchneumon stramentor2021
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2021
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2021
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2021
Ichneumon gracilentusIchneumon gracilentus2021
Amara convexiorAmara convexior2021

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2025

Bog Pondweed · Lemon-scented Fern · Common Toadflax · Harebell · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +24

Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Utricularia vulgarisUtricularia vulgaris
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra
White CampionSilene latifolia2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,105 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blackbird · Siskin +51

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles3 species

wintersummerautumn

2021

Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects17 species

winterspring

2025

Carabus granulatus · Aphanus rolandri · Large Red Damselfly · Empis tessellata · Green Tiger Beetle +12

Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2021
Aphanus rolandriAphanus rolandri
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Divining HorntailUrocerus augur2022
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2022
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2021
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2021
Amara tibialisAmara tibialis2021
Ichneumon stramentorIchneumon stramentor2021
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2021
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2021
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2021
Ichneumon gracilentusIchneumon gracilentus2021
Amara convexiorAmara convexior2021

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2025

Bog Pondweed · Lemon-scented Fern · Common Toadflax · Harebell · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +24

Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Utricularia vulgarisUtricularia vulgaris
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra
White CampionSilene latifolia2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The church of All Saints in Shouldham - the chancel

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✦STRADSETT HALLHistoric site3.2 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site100 m→✦Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosuresHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Marham AbbeyHistoric site2.7 km→

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