Garden at Ketts Castle Villa 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Norwich Getting here
52.63278, 1.31266
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Villa Grade II listed building
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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Few-flowered Garlic, Cleavers +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Green Alkanet, Few-flowered Garlic, Cleavers +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Common Nettle, Elder +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 1 Walking route 3 km ▾
Norwich
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos 113 St Leonards Road - Kett's Castle Villa (detail)
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Wildlife to spot
66,631 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 66,631 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Robin · Tufted Duck · Gadwall · Mute Swan +16
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia +25
Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Anthomyia Anthomyia Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Cleavers · Green Alkanet · Few-flowered Garlic · Lords-and-Ladies · Sweet Violet +22
Cleavers Galium aparine Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 66,631 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Robin · Tufted Duck · Gadwall · Mute Swan +16
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Firebug · Anthomyia +25
Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Anthomyia Anthomyia Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Cleavers · Green Alkanet · Few-flowered Garlic · Lords-and-Ladies · Sweet Violet +22
Cleavers Galium aparine Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Pellitory-of-the-wall Aphid Aphis (Aphis) parietariae
Pellitory-of-the-wall Aphid Aphis (Aphis) parietariae
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri
Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Viola odorata var. dumetorum Viola odorata var. dumetorum
Viola odorata var. dumetorum Viola odorata var. dumetorum
Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina
Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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