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St Edmund's Church

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Green Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Viola odorata var. odorata, Dog's Mercury +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Viola odorata var. odorata, Dog's Mercury +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Box Sucker, Trioza remota, 11-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Sucker, Trioza remota, 11-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional 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

Wreningham’s Ghost Commons TrailWalking route1.9 km

Named routeLength 1.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

32,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumn

2025

Green Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Fieldfare +43

Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Rat · Field Vole

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis

🐝

Insects17 species

autumn

2025

Box Sucker · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Trioza remota · 11-spot Ladybird · Spanioneura fonscolombii +12

Box SuckerPsylla buxi
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Spanioneura fonscolombiiSpanioneura fonscolombii
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus
Bay SuckerTrioza alacris
Psammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Army Willow NematineEuura miliaris
Lipaphis alliariaeLipaphis alliariae
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

🌿

Plants14 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primrose · Dog's Mercury · Field Horsetail +9

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CowslipPrimula veris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Water MintMentha aquatica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Mock-OrangePhiladelphus2025
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2025
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumn

2025

Green Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Fieldfare +43

Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Rat · Field Vole

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis

🐝

Insects17 species

autumn

2025

Box Sucker · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Trioza remota · 11-spot Ladybird · Spanioneura fonscolombii +12

Box SuckerPsylla buxi
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
Trioza remotaTrioza remota
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Spanioneura fonscolombiiSpanioneura fonscolombii
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus
Bay SuckerTrioza alacris
Psammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Army Willow NematineEuura miliaris
Lipaphis alliariaeLipaphis alliariae
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

🌿

Plants14 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primrose · Dog's Mercury · Field Horsetail +9

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CowslipPrimula veris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Water MintMentha aquatica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Mock-OrangePhiladelphus2025
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2025
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Edmund's church - view west

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