Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.56911, 1.38131
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 1Walking route2.5 km▾
Buckenham to Brundall
Named routeLength 2.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bramerton CircularWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Surlingham CircularWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route977 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 977 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Mary's church - C17 ledger slab
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,036 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Platycheirus scutatus · Syrphus ribesii · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax +14
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Melanostoma mellinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,036 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Platycheirus scutatus · Syrphus ribesii · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax +14
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Melanostoma mellinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025