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St Mary's Church

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Enchanter's-nightshade, Germander Speedwell +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Enchanter's-nightshade, Germander Speedwell +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

Otter Vale WalksWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Waveney Valley Walks - HarlestonWalking route6.5 km

Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

The Mid Suffolk FootpathWalking route34.6 km

Named routeLength 34.6 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 30Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Lonely Roadbridleway · 884 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 884 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

6,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Blue Tit · Pochard · Pintail +71

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
Great TitParus major
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MagpiePica pica2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
HobbyFalco subbuteo2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2024

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects45 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · 24-spot Ladybird +40

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
HornetVespa crabro
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis
CacopsyllaCacopsylla2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
Psyllopsis fraxinicolaPsyllopsis fraxinicola2024
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2024
Empis scutellataEmpis scutellata2024
Meiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephala2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Smoky GrieverDolerus fumosus2024
Elm KnucklehornCladius ulmi2024
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata2024
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2024
Empis nuntiaEmpis nuntia2024
Limonia nigropunctataLimonia nigropunctata2024
Proximal Dock NematineEuura vicina2024
Tar-foot GrieverDolerus picipes2024
Rhamphomyia tarsataRhamphomyia tarsata2024
Hilara corniculaHilara cornicula2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021

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Plants6 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Enchanter's-nightshade · Germander Speedwell · Blackthorn · Early-purple Orchid +1

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Small NettleUrtica urens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Blue Tit · Pochard · Pintail +71

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
Great TitParus major
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MagpiePica pica2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
HobbyFalco subbuteo2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2024

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects45 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · 24-spot Ladybird +40

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
HornetVespa crabro
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis
CacopsyllaCacopsylla2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
Psyllopsis fraxinicolaPsyllopsis fraxinicola2024
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2024
Empis scutellataEmpis scutellata2024
Meiosimyza platycephalaMeiosimyza platycephala2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Smoky GrieverDolerus fumosus2024
Elm KnucklehornCladius ulmi2024
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata2024
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2024
Empis nuntiaEmpis nuntia2024
Limonia nigropunctataLimonia nigropunctata2024
Proximal Dock NematineEuura vicina2024
Tar-foot GrieverDolerus picipes2024
Rhamphomyia tarsataRhamphomyia tarsata2024
Hilara corniculaHilara cornicula2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Enchanter's-nightshade · Germander Speedwell · Blackthorn · Early-purple Orchid +1

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Small NettleUrtica urens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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