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Carleton Rode Baptist Church

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Viola odorata var. odorata, Dog's Mercury +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Viola odorata var. odorata, Dog's Mercury +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, 22-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, 22-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Water Mint, Sweet Chestnut

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route

Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km

Wymondham to Norwich

Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Attleborough

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

5,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Green Woodpecker · Red Kite · Buzzard · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Fieldfare +51

Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Common GullLarus canus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Muntjac · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Wood Mouse +1

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2025

Gatekeeper · Large White · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +21

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024

🌿

Plants20 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primrose · Dog's Mercury · Field Horsetail +15

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CowslipPrimula veris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Water MintMentha aquatica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Hemp-NettleGaleopsis bifida x tetrahit = G. x ludwigii2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Green Woodpecker · Red Kite · Buzzard · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Fieldfare +51

Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Common GullLarus canus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Muntjac · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Wood Mouse +1

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2025

Gatekeeper · Large White · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +21

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024

🌿

Plants20 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primrose · Dog's Mercury · Field Horsetail +15

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CowslipPrimula veris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Water MintMentha aquatica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Hemp-NettleGaleopsis bifida x tetrahit = G. x ludwigii2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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