St Peter and St Paul's Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.66359, 0.16218
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodcock
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodcock
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodcock, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Brown Long-eared Bat, Badger +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Verrucaria, Flavoplaca dichroa +90 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Holly Blue +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route392 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 392 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,645 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodcock · Kestrel · Swift · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +32
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Water Vole +6
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Rosemary Beetle · Common Darter · Roesel's Bush-cricket +25
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
🌿Plants26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Anemone · Wood Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Alexanders · Cherry Laurel +21
- Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,645 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodcock · Kestrel · Swift · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +32
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Water Vole +6
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Rosemary Beetle · Common Darter · Roesel's Bush-cricket +25
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
🌿Plants26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Anemone · Wood Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Alexanders · Cherry Laurel +21
- Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea
Talpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusOtterLutra lutraOtterLutra lutraGrey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puella14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2022Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2022Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Limothrips denticornisLimothrips denticornis2019Limothrips denticornisLimothrips denticornis2019Chirothrips manicatusChirothrips manicatus2019Chirothrips manicatusChirothrips manicatus2019Thunder FlyLimothrips cerealium2019Thunder FlyLimothrips cerealium2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophyllaGreat Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophyllaCreeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorumCreeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2023Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2023Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2023Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023Large-flowered TickseedCoreopsis grandiflora2022Large-flowered TickseedCoreopsis grandiflora2022White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2022White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2022Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2020Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2020Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2020Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2020Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2020Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2020Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2019Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2019Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2019Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2019Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019