Site of St Mary's Abbey
24 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
52.57688, 0.45094
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Wren +98 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: RUINS OF WEST DEREHAM ABBEY HOUSE
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Wren +98 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Oecothea fenestralis +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Downham Market Ring CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route227 m▾
Named routeRef 30Length 227 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Brook's Lanerestricted byway · 358 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 358 mPath type: track
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Entrance to the site of St Mary's Abbey
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