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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 1 ha
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52.92064, 0.75996
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Creake Abbey Café and Food Hall — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Creake Abbey Café and Food Hall — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: REMAINS OF CREAKE ABBEY CHURCH; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Holkham Circular Walking route 6.8 km ▾
A 6.75 mile circular route along Norfolk Coast Path, through Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham Estate.
Named route Length 6.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Burnham Overy Staithe Walk, Burnham Overy Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Town roads, field paths, grass tracks and stiles. Suitable footwear may be necessary after wet weather.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Norfolk Coast Path Walking route 191.7 km ▾
Named route Ref NCP Length 191.7 km National walking route
Show on map Burnhams Circular Walking route 4.5 km ▾
A delightful walk taking in historic Burnham Overy Staithe, Burnham Overy Town and Burnham Norton. The route crosses the River Burn twice and passes through farmland, past churches, mills, the ruins of a Carmelite friary and winding creeks.
Named route Length 4.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 484 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 484 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
9,136 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,136 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Kestrel · Goldfinch +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Raven Corvus corax Brent Goose Branta bernicla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Pellitory-of-the-wall · Spiky-leaved Dandelion · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Nonea +6
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Spiky-leaved Dandelion Taraxacum chloroticum2025 Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Yellow Nonea Nonea lutea Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,136 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Kestrel · Goldfinch +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Raven Corvus corax Brent Goose Branta bernicla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Pellitory-of-the-wall · Spiky-leaved Dandelion · Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Nonea +6
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Spiky-leaved Dandelion Taraxacum chloroticum2025 Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Yellow Nonea Nonea lutea Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2024
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023 Shepherd's-purse
Shepherd's-purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2023
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2023 