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Edith Cavell

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Getting here

52.63152, 1.29910

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Blue Bear Coffee Co. — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Blue Bear Coffee Co. — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Gorse, Few-flowered Garlic, Bluebell +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Few-flowered Garlic, Bluebell +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Common Nettle, Elder +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km

Norwich

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Purple PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route

Blue PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Orange PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route

Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Pink PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

65,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

65,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +27

RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects40 species

spring

2026

Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · 10-spot Ladybird +35

SyrphusSyrphus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Wahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Leptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceus
Pseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostre
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa
Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus
Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Nysius huttoniNysius huttoni
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
Aspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneum
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Pellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariae
EupeodesEupeodes
Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

🌿

Plants22 species

spring

2026

Few-flowered Garlic · Bluebell · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Nettle-leaved Figwort · Sweet Violet +17

Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
DaisyBellis perennis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
GorseUlex europaeus
CleaversGalium aparine
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Small NettleUrtica urens
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HazelCorylus avellana
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

65,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +27

RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects40 species

spring

2026

Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · 10-spot Ladybird +35

SyrphusSyrphus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Wahlgreniella nervata arbutiWahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Leptinus testaceusLeptinus testaceus
Pseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostre
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa
Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus
Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Nysius huttoniNysius huttoni
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
Aspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneum
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Pellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariae
EupeodesEupeodes
Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigriNasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

🌿

Plants22 species

spring

2026

Few-flowered Garlic · Bluebell · Viola odorata var. dumetorum · Nettle-leaved Figwort · Sweet Violet +17

Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum
Nettle-leaved FigwortScrophularia peregrina
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
DaisyBellis perennis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
GorseUlex europaeus
CleaversGalium aparine
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Small NettleUrtica urens
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HazelCorylus avellana
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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