Nelson's Monument (Norfolk Naval Pillar)
Getting here
52.58844, 1.73360
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ 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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 517Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 517National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
7,331 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,331 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Starling · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +37
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Loxia curvirostra curvirostraLoxia curvirostra curvirostra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Hesperocorixa · Vine Weevil · Indet. Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Emperor Dragonfly +3
- HesperocorixaHesperocorixa
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricket
Ray's Knotgrass · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Jersey Cudweed · Sea-holly · Water Bent +21
- Ray's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
- Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum
- Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2024
- Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,331 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Starling · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +37
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Loxia curvirostra curvirostraLoxia curvirostra curvirostra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Hesperocorixa · Vine Weevil · Indet. Ladybird · Cantharis rustica · Emperor Dragonfly +3
- HesperocorixaHesperocorixa
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricket
Ray's Knotgrass · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Jersey Cudweed · Sea-holly · Water Bent +21
- Ray's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermum
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
- Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum
- Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2024
- Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roeseliana roeselii2023
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2023Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2023Bladder-senna
Bladder-senna
Colutea arborescens
Colutea arborescens
PhygeliusPhygeliusPhygeliusPhygeliusSuffocated CloverTrifolium suffocatumSuffocated CloverTrifolium suffocatumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Prickly SaltwortSalsola kali2024Prickly SaltwortSalsola kali2024Rush-leaved FescueFestuca arenaria2024Rush-leaved FescueFestuca arenaria2024Sea RocketCakile maritima2024Sea RocketCakile maritima2024Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2024Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2024Sand CouchElymus junceiformis2024Sand CouchElymus junceiformis2024Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius2024Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius2024Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2024Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2024Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare2024Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare2024Stone ParsleySison amomum2024Stone ParsleySison amomum2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Pale Pink-sorrelOxalis incarnata2024Pale Pink-sorrelOxalis incarnata2024White MelilotMelilotus albus2024White MelilotMelilotus albus2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2024Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2024Gallant SoldierGalinsoga parviflora2023Gallant SoldierGalinsoga parviflora2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023Events & activities nearby
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