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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.65517, 0.61131
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Long-tailed Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Long-tailed Tit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Skylark +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Skylark +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bracken +218 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The BrecksWalking route▾
Swaefas WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal 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
Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
Brecks Cycling Discovery RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional 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
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Fincham Drovebridleway · 492 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 492 mPath type: track
Fincham Droverestricted byway · 156 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 156 mPath type: track
Fincham Droverestricted byway · 1.3 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
1,947 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,947 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodcock · Tree Pipit · Willow Warbler · Long-tailed Tit
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green-veined White · Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Batman Hoverfly +4
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
🌿Plants133 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Forget-me-not · Yarrow · Spear Thistle · Bracken · Common Mouse-ear +128
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,947 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodcock · Tree Pipit · Willow Warbler · Long-tailed Tit
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green-veined White · Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Batman Hoverfly +4
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
🌿Plants133 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Forget-me-not · Yarrow · Spear Thistle · Bracken · Common Mouse-ear +128
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yorkshire-fog
Yorkshire-fog
Holcus lanatus
Holcus lanatus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii2024Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2024Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisHound's-tongueCynoglossum officinaleHound's-tongueCynoglossum officinaleChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexusCommon AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHoary CinquefoilPotentilla argenteaHoary CinquefoilPotentilla argenteaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaMusk-mallowMalva moschata2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2024Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2024Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Field-roseRosa arvensis2024Field-roseRosa arvensis2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2024DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2024Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2024Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024