Moat at the Old Rectory
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.67061, 0.39358
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Greylag Goose
- ✦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
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Greylag Goose
- ✦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 — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mallard, Greylag Goose, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Large Garden Bumblebee +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Alder, Holly +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 11
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km▾
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Chestnut Closepublic footpath · 147 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 147 mPath type: residential
Fairfield Lanepublic footpath · 120 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 120 mPath type: track
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
West WinchCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Photos
At the end of the footpath, Watlington
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