Deserted village, Godwick
16 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
52.76227, 0.82042
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue 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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Fieldfare +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Fieldfare +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Xanthoparmelia mougeotii, Flavoplaca limonia, Flavoplaca austrocitrina +53 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Common Footman +170 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +157 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Lexham Circular WalkWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Gressenhall/Beetley CircularWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,235 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,235 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springautumn
2026▾
Fieldfare · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Egyptian Goose · House Sparrow +27
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Red Deer · Hedgehog
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians4 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2022
7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Lesser Celandine · Enchanter's-nightshade · Great Wood-rush · Square-stalked St John's-wort · Herb-Robert +82
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Holly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,235 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springautumn
2026▾
Fieldfare · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Egyptian Goose · House Sparrow +27
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Red Deer · Hedgehog
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians4 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2022
7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Lesser Celandine · Enchanter's-nightshade · Great Wood-rush · Square-stalked St John's-wort · Herb-Robert +82
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Holly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondylium