East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 19 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Getting here
52.80485, 1.50995
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Wigeon 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Wigeon 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Holly Speckle, Big Smoky Bracket +106 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Red Admiral +185 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Norfolk Coast Path Walking route 191.7 km ▾
Named route Ref NCP Length 191.7 km National walking route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Walking route 98 km ▾
Cromer to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 98 km Regional walking route
Show on map Paston Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Named route Length 22 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to Weybourne Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Happisburgh Village Trail Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref HVT Length 1.8 km Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local 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 Norfolk Coast Cycleway Explorer 8 - Quiet Lanes network Cycling route 36 km ▾
The Cromer to Great Yarmouth section of the Norfolk Coast Cycleway passes through the ‘Quiet Lanes’. Unlike the other ‘loops’ off the cycleway this explorer invites you to literally get out there and explore the area using the Quiet Lanes network.
Named route Length 36 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos The Old Vicarage Gardens, East Ruston
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Wildlife to spot
8,083 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,083 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +44
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Wigeon Mareca penelope Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Merlin Falco columbarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal · Mole
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2024 Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2024 Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hydrotaea similis · Ptychoptera contaminata · Greater Bulb-Fly +20
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hydrotaea similis Hydrotaea similis Ptychoptera contaminata Ptychoptera contaminata Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Orpine
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,083 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +44
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Wigeon Mareca penelope Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Shoveler Spatula clypeata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Merlin Falco columbarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal · Mole
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena2024 Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2024 Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hydrotaea similis · Ptychoptera contaminata · Greater Bulb-Fly +20
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hydrotaea similis Hydrotaea similis Ptychoptera contaminata Ptychoptera contaminata Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Orpine
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Suillia bicolor
Suillia bicolor
Suillia bicolor
Suillia bicolor
Gymnopternus cupreus Gymnopternus cupreus
Gymnopternus cupreus Gymnopternus cupreus
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis
Ptychoptera albimana Ptychoptera albimana
Ptychoptera albimana Ptychoptera albimana
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2024
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2024
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2024
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2024
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2024
Euceraphis betulae Euceraphis betulae2024
Euceraphis betulae Euceraphis betulae2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Thricops diaphanus Thricops diaphanus2024
Thricops diaphanus Thricops diaphanus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2024
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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