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St Mary's Church

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 170m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 170m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Vine's Rustic +151 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Vine's Rustic +151 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Sea Club-rush, Common Saltmarsh-grass +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Sea Club-rush, Common Saltmarsh-grass +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel +13 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route392 m

Named routeRef 63Length 392 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route999 m

Named routeRef 63Length 999 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 63Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,241 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,241 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

springsummer

2025

Oystercatcher · Green Woodpecker · Kestrel · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch +11

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
SwiftApus apus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2021

🐝

Insects49 species

autumn

2025

Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Wainscot · Blair's Shoulder-knot · Meadow Grasshopper · Beaded Chestnut +44

Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2019
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2019
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2020
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
BrickSunira circellaris2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019

🌿

Plants39 species

summer

2025

Spear-leaved Orache · Sea Club-rush · Common Saltmarsh-grass · Lady's Bedstraw · Viper's-bugloss +34

Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2022
Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2022
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sea CouchElymus athericus
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Curled DockRumex crispus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2023
WalnutJuglans regia2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
Baby's-breathGypsophila paniculata2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2022
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2022
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2022
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2022
Hoary CressLepidium draba2022
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2022
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,241 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

springsummer

2025

Oystercatcher · Green Woodpecker · Kestrel · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch +11

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
SwiftApus apus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2021

🐝

Insects49 species

autumn

2025

Setaceous Hebrew Character · Large Wainscot · Blair's Shoulder-knot · Meadow Grasshopper · Beaded Chestnut +44

Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2019
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2019
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2020
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2019
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
BrickSunira circellaris2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019

🌿

Plants39 species

summer

2025

Spear-leaved Orache · Sea Club-rush · Common Saltmarsh-grass · Lady's Bedstraw · Viper's-bugloss +34

Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2022
Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2022
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sea CouchElymus athericus
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Curled DockRumex crispus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2023
WalnutJuglans regia2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
Baby's-breathGypsophila paniculata2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2022
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2022
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2022
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2022
Hoary CressLepidium draba2022
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2022
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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