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Midsands Cross on Crosstead road

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📷 T Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 176m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 176m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Little Egret +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Little Egret +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Coenia palustris, European Cinchbug +113 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Coenia palustris, European Cinchbug +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Fragrant Evening-primrose, Sheep's-bit, Sea-holly +86 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fragrant Evening-primrose, Sheep's-bit, Sea-holly +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Umbellate Hawkweed, Bramble, Sea Beet +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km

Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea PallingWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km

Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route564 m

Named routeRef 30Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route8 m

Named routeRef 30Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route8 m

Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

20,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Little Egret · Great Black-backed Gull +59

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Gorse Shieldbug · 16-spot Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · Mecinus pascuorum · Physatocheila dumetorum

Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum

🌿

Plants15 species

winter

2026

Oxford Ragwort · Lady's Bedstraw · Rusty-Back Fern · Sheep's-bit · Wall-rue +10

Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Sheep's-bitJasione montana
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Little Egret · Great Black-backed Gull +59

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Gorse Shieldbug · 16-spot Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · Mecinus pascuorum · Physatocheila dumetorum

Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum

🌿

Plants15 species

winter

2026

Oxford Ragwort · Lady's Bedstraw · Rusty-Back Fern · Sheep's-bit · Wall-rue +10

Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Sheep's-bitJasione montana
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 T Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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