Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.71461, 0.57857
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Red-legged Partridge
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Red-legged Partridge
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Red-legged Partridge, Pheasant +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Red-legged Partridge, Pheasant +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ruddy Darter, Small Copper, Comma +224 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cyperus Sedge, Wild Clary, Pill Sedge +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Castle Acre Circular (Long)Walking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Narborough Circular WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
East Walton St. Mary's church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,177 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge · Barn Owl · Turtle Dove · Woodlark · Nightingale +24
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Muntjac
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
- Common Blue Damselfly
Pill Sedge · Distant Sedge · Common Gromwell · Fine-leaved Water-dropwort · Marsh Fern +75
- Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
- Distant SedgeCarex distans
- Common GromwellLithospermum officinale
- Fine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica
- Marsh FernThelypteris palustris
- Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
- Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,177 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge · Barn Owl · Turtle Dove · Woodlark · Nightingale +24
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Muntjac
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +14
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
- Common Blue Damselfly
Pill Sedge · Distant Sedge · Common Gromwell · Fine-leaved Water-dropwort · Marsh Fern +75
- Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
- Distant SedgeCarex distans
- Common GromwellLithospermum officinale
- Fine-leaved Water-dropwortOenanthe aquatica
- Marsh FernThelypteris palustris
- Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
- Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Scarce Emerald DamselflyLestes dryas2024Scarce Emerald DamselflyLestes dryas2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataContacyphon padiContacyphon padiContacyphon padiContacyphon padiPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusContacyphon variabilisContacyphon variabilisContacyphon variabilisContacyphon variabilisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2024Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinis2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaBog PimpernelLysimachia tenellaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDockRumexDockRumexRoseRosaRoseRosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustredaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumTamusTamusTamusTamusMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisElmUlmusElmUlmusSweet-GrassGlyceriaSweet-GrassGlyceriaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaWillowSalixWillowSalixWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumCyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperusCyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperusCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaFoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Meadow ThistleCirsium dissectum2024Meadow ThistleCirsium dissectum2024Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris2024Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris2024Events & activities nearby
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