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St James's Church

📷 Richard Croft · 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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Jackdaw +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Jackdaw +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Spiny Restharrow, Jacobaea +231 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Spiny Restharrow, Jacobaea +231 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Common Nettle +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Peacock, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2020

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route158 m

Named routeLength 158 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route22 m

Named routeRef 1Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route98 m

Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route419 m

Named routeRef 1Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Blackbird +51

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Great TitParus major2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
CootFulica atra2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2023

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🌿

Plants19 species

summer

2022

Viper's-bugloss · Red Bartsia · Walnut · Sea Club-rush · Common Toadflax +14

Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
WalnutJuglans regia
Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis
Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Blackbird +51

Barn OwlTyto alba2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Great TitParus major2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
CootFulica atra2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2023

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🌿

Plants19 species

summer

2022

Viper's-bugloss · Red Bartsia · Walnut · Sea Club-rush · Common Toadflax +14

Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
WalnutJuglans regia
Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis
Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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