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Remains of the medieval parish church and cemetery, 70m north east of the junction of Hall Close and Frinton Road

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦120+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Black-headed Gull
✦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

🐦120+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Black-headed Gull
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +117 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +117 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

toilets

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 150

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

South View Drivepublic footpath · 61 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 150Cycling route

Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 150Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route341 m

Named routeRef 150Length 341 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 150Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route378 m

Named routeRef 150Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 150Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

35,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant +66

WigeonMareca penelope2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025

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Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,890 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant +66

WigeonMareca penelope2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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