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Open directionsv Sandringham House is a country house in the parish of Sandringham, Norfolk, England. It is one of the royal residences of Charles III, whose grandfather, George VI, and great-grandfather, George V, both died there. The house stands in a 20,000-acre (8,100 ha) estate in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Read more on Wikipedia → Historic house museum Grade II* listed park and garden c. 1865
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Scots Pine, Sweet Chestnut +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Scots Pine, Sweet Chestnut +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Yellow-flowered Strawberry, Sheep's Sorrel +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Elizabeth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 53 km National walking route
Show on map The Woottons Circular Walking route 3 km ▾
This Woottons route has good surfaces throughout and a number of bridges to help visitors through woodland.
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Norfolk Coast Path Walking route 191.7 km ▾
Named route Ref NCP Length 191.7 km National walking route
Show on map Peddars Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Named route Length 74 km National walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map King's Lynn - Fakenham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Sandringham Explorer Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle Route Mountain bike route 83.6 km ▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named route Length 83.6 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
20,455 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,455 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Jay +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly +28
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black Darter Sympetrum danae Black-tailed Skimmer 🌿 Plants 17 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Sweet Chestnut · Round-leaved Sundew · Rhododendron · Giant Fir · Springbeauty +12
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Giant Fir Abies grandis Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,455 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Jay +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly +28
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black Darter Sympetrum danae Black-tailed Skimmer 🌿 Plants 17 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Sweet Chestnut · Round-leaved Sundew · Rhododendron · Giant Fir · Springbeauty +12
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Giant Fir Abies grandis Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Monoceros Beetle Notoxus monoceros
Monoceros Beetle Notoxus monoceros
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum Western Red-cedar
Western Red-cedar
Thuja plicata
Thuja plicata
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Pale Yellow-eyed-grass Sisyrinchium striatum
Pale Yellow-eyed-grass Sisyrinchium striatum
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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