Shrunken medieval village 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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52.90011, -0.08208
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Chaffinch +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Chaffinch +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to Skegness Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
London Road Cycle Route (Boston) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 187 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 187 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 8.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +42
Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red-legged Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022 Common Reed · Timothy · Ash · Common Nettle · Great Willowherb +3
Common Reed Phragmites australis Timothy Phleum pratense Ash Fraxinus excelsior Common Nettle Urtica dioica Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Wild Cherry Prunus avium Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,729 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +42
Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red-legged Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022 Common Reed · Timothy · Ash · Common Nettle · Great Willowherb +3
Common Reed Phragmites australis Timothy Phleum pratense Ash Fraxinus excelsior Common Nettle Urtica dioica Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Wild Cherry Prunus avium Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
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