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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.54017, 1.29907
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackcap
- ✦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
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackcap
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackcap, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackcap, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +282 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Harsh Downy-rose, Dog-rose, Black Nightshade +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageWalking route11 km▾
Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route
Daisy WalkWalking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km▾
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Photos
Shotesham: The ruined St. Martin's Church and St. Mary's Church beyond
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
29,035 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,035 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Blackcap · House Martin · Fieldfare · Kestrel +39
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +52
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
- Banded Demoiselle
Harsh Downy-rose · Black Nightshade · Fool's Parsley · Shaggy Soldier · Dog-rose +21
- Harsh Downy-roseRosa tomentosa
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
- Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- Common AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,035 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Blackcap · House Martin · Fieldfare · Kestrel +39
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +52
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
- Banded Demoiselle
Harsh Downy-rose · Black Nightshade · Fool's Parsley · Shaggy Soldier · Dog-rose +21
- Harsh Downy-roseRosa tomentosa
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
- Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- Common AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens
Calopteryx splendens
Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaGreen DrakeEphemera danicaGreen DrakeEphemera danicaTwin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatusTwin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusAllygus mixtusAllygus mixtusAllygus mixtusAllygus mixtusMacrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardusDeer KedLipoptena cerviDeer KedLipoptena cerviHebecnema vespertinaHebecnema vespertinaHebecnema vespertinaHebecnema vespertinaFen SawflyTenthredo omissaFen SawflyTenthredo omissaSouthern Green ShieldbugNezara viridulaSouthern Green ShieldbugNezara viridulaVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusPhysatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorumLesser EarwigLabia minorLesser EarwigLabia minorSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaPipiza austriacaNeolygus viridisNeolygus viridisNeolygus viridisNeolygus viridisDark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicusDark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicusAspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolusScolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoniMalvapion malvaeMalvapion malvaeMalvapion malvaeMalvapion malvaeSapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctataMolanna angustataMolanna angustataMolanna angustataMolanna angustataFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusAnthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufusHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) majorHalticus luteicollisHalticus luteicollisHalticus luteicollisHalticus luteicollisPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCionus alaudaCionus alaudaCionus alaudaCionus alaudaClover Seed WeevilProtapion apricansClover Seed WeevilProtapion apricansLedra auritaLedra auritaLedra auritaLedra auritaCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisCyrnus flavidusCyrnus flavidusCyrnus flavidusCyrnus flavidusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiStenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeusDor BeetleGeotrupes stercorariusDor BeetleGeotrupes stercorariusTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareTreacle-mustardErysimum cheiranthoidesTreacle-mustardErysimum cheiranthoidesUpright Yellow-sorrelOxalis strictaUpright Yellow-sorrelOxalis strictaCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaucasian-StonecropPhedimus spuriusCaucasian-StonecropPhedimus spuriusStriped GoosefootChenopodium strictumStriped GoosefootChenopodium strictumGalingaleCyperus longusGalingaleCyperus longusCornfield KnotgrassPolygonum rurivagumCornfield KnotgrassPolygonum rurivagumFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeWater ChickweedStellaria aquaticaWater ChickweedStellaria aquaticaBifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifidaBifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifidaRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaGreater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhizaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaApple-of-PeruNicandra physalodesApple-of-PeruNicandra physalodesCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalis