Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.77319, 0.84357
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +93 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW10Local walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km▾
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Clay Lanepublic footpath · 265 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 265 mPath type: track
16 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 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route948 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Whissonsett St Mary's church
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