St Mary and St Walstan's Church
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Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.63281, 1.17965
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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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Campion, White Bryony, Germander Speedwell +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Campion, White Bryony, Germander Speedwell +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Small Nettle +6 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 23 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kett's Country Walk Walking route 18 km ▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named route Length 18 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Tas Valley Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Countryside Trail Walking route ▾
Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m
Named route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Walking route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Green Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,045 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,045 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Muntjac · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Black Clock · Marmalade Hoverfly +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Daffodil · Snowdrop · Milk Thistle · Butcher's-broom
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Milk Thistle Silybum marianum Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,045 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Muntjac · Brown Hare
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Black Clock · Marmalade Hoverfly +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Daffodil · Snowdrop · Milk Thistle · Butcher's-broom
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Milk Thistle Silybum marianum Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Ocys Ocys
Ocys Ocys
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2025
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025 