Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of village
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.77402, 0.69658
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +61 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +61 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Amara similata, Red Admiral +26 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km▾
This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Spear Thistle, Cirsium vulgare
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
995 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- MagpiePica pica2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Red Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2020
Small White · Ivy Bee · Emperor Dragonfly
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Field Bindweed · Butcher's-broom · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Silver-moss +2
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2022
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2019
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2019
- Wood Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- MagpiePica pica2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Red Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2020
Small White · Ivy Bee · Emperor Dragonfly
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Field Bindweed · Butcher's-broom · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Silver-moss +2
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2022
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2019
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2019
- Wood Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lewinskya affinis2019
Lewinskya affinis2019
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019