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St Mary's Church

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.72675, 0.32460

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Wren
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Wren, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Kestrel, Wren, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Myriolecis albescens, Lecania erysibe s. lat., Circinaria calcarea +45 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Myriolecis albescens, Lecania erysibe s. lat., Circinaria calcarea +45 more · last seen 2014

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Insect spotting

Insects — Black Clock, Nebria brevicollis, Large White +72 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Black Clock, Nebria brevicollis, Large White +72 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Hazel, Jacobaea +245 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Daisy, Hazel, Jacobaea +245 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Pedunculate Oak, Dandelion +24 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
ClenchwartonCycling route
Named routeRef Orange (9)Local cycle route
National Route 1 AlternativeCycling route
Named routeRef N1Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The ruin of Islington St Mary's church

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The ruin of Islington St Mary's church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Clement's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Saint PeterHistoric site4.9 km→✦Cross in St Margaret's churchyardHistoric site3.8 km→⛪Terrington St Clement Methodist ChapelReligious grounds4.1 km→

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