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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.78517, 0.65674
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chiffchaff
- ✦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
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chiffchaff
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stictopleurus punctatonervosus, Graphopsocus cruciatus, Ant Damsel Bug +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Dwarf Mallow, Purple-loosestrife, Herb-Robert +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
St Andrew's church in Little Massingham
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Wildlife to spot
6,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Ant Damsel Bug · Green Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +11
- Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
- Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
- Europiella artemisiae
🌿Plants13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Purple-loosestrife · Herb-Robert · Germander Speedwell · Black Spleenwort · Hart's-Tongue +8
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,559 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Ant Damsel Bug · Green Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +11
- Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
- Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
- Europiella artemisiae
🌿Plants13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Purple-loosestrife · Herb-Robert · Germander Speedwell · Black Spleenwort · Hart's-Tongue +8
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Europiella artemisiae
Europiella artemisiae
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaPink-sorrelOxalis articulataPink-sorrelOxalis articulataWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalis