St John the Baptist's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.38551, 1.04925
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Perennial Rye-grass, Ivy +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Perennial Rye-grass, Ivy +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Blackthorn, Wild Marjoram +3 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Angles Way Walking route 150 km ▾
Named route Length 150 km Regional walking route
Show on map Spider Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Lopham Loop Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Local walking route
Show on map Waveney Trail Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Ref WaT Length 6.5 km Local walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Diss Beacon Cycle Route Cycling route 15 km ▾
Named route Length 15 km Local cycle route
Show on map Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Wolf Way Cycling route 400 km ▾
Named route Ref Wolf Way Length 400 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Lane restricted byway · 10 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 10 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Church Lane restricted byway · 259 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 259 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
4,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Chiffchaff +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Badger · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hawthorn Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Pedunculate Oak · Ivy · Blackthorn · Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell +16
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024 Ivy Hedera helix2024 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Chiffchaff +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Badger · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Hawthorn Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Pedunculate Oak · Ivy · Blackthorn · Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell +16
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024 Ivy Hedera helix2024 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Cacopsylla melanoneura Cacopsylla melanoneura
Cacopsylla melanoneura Cacopsylla melanoneura
Cacopsylla peregrina Cacopsylla peregrina
Cacopsylla peregrina Cacopsylla peregrina
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2024
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Cardiophorus asellus Cardiophorus asellus2024
Cardiophorus asellus Cardiophorus asellus2024
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2024
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Remote Sedge Carex remota2024
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2024
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2024
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2024
Box-leaved Honeysuckle Lonicera pileata2024
Box-leaved Honeysuckle Lonicera pileata2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024 