Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.70762, 1.03548
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 198m 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 — Turtle Dove, Blackbird, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Turtle Dove, Blackbird, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km▾
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal 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
Two StationsWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km▾
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route669 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 669 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Elsing - St Mary's Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
31,695 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,695 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Turtle Dove · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Starling · Great Tit +38
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Eupeodes luniger · Syrphus ribesii +12
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Turnip Tigress
Hop Trefoil · Himalayan Balsam · Greater Stitchwort · Wood Forget-me-not · Garlic Mustard
- Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,695 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Turtle Dove · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Starling · Great Tit +38
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Eupeodes luniger · Syrphus ribesii +12
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Turnip Tigress
Hop Trefoil · Himalayan Balsam · Greater Stitchwort · Wood Forget-me-not · Garlic Mustard
- Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Athalia rosae
Athalia rosae
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciSouthern Emerald DamselflyLestes barbarus2024Southern Emerald DamselflyLestes barbarus2024Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Events & activities nearby
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