Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.73862, 0.57988
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 300m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 300m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Longitarsus pratensis, Longitarsus dorsalis, Calathus fuscipes +217 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Basil, Yellow-wort, Ivy +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
West Acre CircularWalking route2.8 km▾
Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Leziate CircularWalking route4.8 km▾
A peaceful route passes between the sleepy villages of Leziate and Ashwicken.
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Castle Acre Circular (Long)Walking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
Photos
Downhill lane to Gayton Thorpe in Norfolk
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,145 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird +16
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Chinese Water Deer · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Fever Fly · Ellipteroides lateralis · Pterostichus melanarius · Curtonotus aulicus · Batman Hoverfly +35
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2022
- Ellipteroides lateralisEllipteroides lateralis2022
- Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius
- Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Wild Basil · Yellow-wort · Black Spleenwort · Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot · Wall Cotoneaster +11
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2024
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Thread-leaved Water-crowfootRanunculus trichophyllus
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
- EyebrightEuphrasia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,145 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Blue Tit · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird +16
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Chinese Water Deer · Hedgehog
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Fever Fly · Ellipteroides lateralis · Pterostichus melanarius · Curtonotus aulicus · Batman Hoverfly +35
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2022
- Ellipteroides lateralisEllipteroides lateralis2022
- Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius
- Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Wild Basil · Yellow-wort · Black Spleenwort · Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot · Wall Cotoneaster +11
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2024
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Thread-leaved Water-crowfootRanunculus trichophyllus
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
- EyebrightEuphrasia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Ilisia maculataIlisia maculata2022Ilisia maculataIlisia maculata2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2022Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2022Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2022Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2022Smoky Buttercup SawflyStethomostus fuliginosus2022Smoky Buttercup SawflyStethomostus fuliginosus2022Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2022Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2022Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2022Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2022Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2022Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2022Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2022Hairy-legged HorseflyHybomitra bimaculata2022Hairy-legged HorseflyHybomitra bimaculata2022Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2022Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2022Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022Tipula pruinosaTipula pruinosa2022Tipula pruinosaTipula pruinosa2022Yellow-bellied Rush-cutterEutomostethus luteiventris2022Yellow-bellied Rush-cutterEutomostethus luteiventris2022Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2022Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2022Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2022Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2022Delicate SoldierOxycera nigricornis2022Delicate SoldierOxycera nigricornis2022Tenthredopsis nassata/scutellaris agg.Tenthredopsis nassata/scutellaris agg.2022Tenthredopsis nassata/scutellaris agg.Tenthredopsis nassata/scutellaris agg.2022Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2022Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2022Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2022Nephrotoma quadrifariaNephrotoma quadrifaria2022Austrolimnophila ochraceaAustrolimnophila ochracea2022Austrolimnophila ochraceaAustrolimnophila ochracea2022Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2022Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2022Nigrotipula nigraNigrotipula nigra2022Nigrotipula nigraNigrotipula nigra2022Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2022Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2022Gonomyia rectaGonomyia recta2022Gonomyia rectaGonomyia recta2022Angled Stem-sawflyCephus spinipes2022Angled Stem-sawflyCephus spinipes2022Tipula lunataTipula lunata2022Tipula lunataTipula lunata2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2022Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2022Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2022Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Tipula uncaTipula unca2022Tipula uncaTipula unca20222024
2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Common CudweedFilago germanica2024Common CudweedFilago germanica2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Tufted-sedgeCarex elata2024Tufted-sedgeCarex elata2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024IvyHedera helix2022IvyHedera helix2022Events & activities nearby
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