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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

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52.96103, 0.54024

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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
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Peddars Way Cycle Route
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Peddars Way Cycle Route
🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Peddars Way Cycle Route

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalinus aeneus · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalinus aeneus · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Reed, Holly, Shrubby Sea-blite · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Reed, Holly, Shrubby Sea-blite · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Long walkWalking route6.5 km

Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route

East TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Autumn TrailWalking route

Named route

Heacham CircularWalking route4.3 km

A short and very accessible route, the Heacham circular often provides sparkling views across the Wash.

Named routeLength 4.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCC Route 02Cycling route

Named routeRef H2Regional cycle route

NCC Route 03Cycling route

Named routeRef H3Regional cycle route

NCC Route 01Cycling route

Named routeRef H1Regional cycle route

NCC Route 05Cycling route

Named routeRef H5Regional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

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

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Marsh Lanerestricted byway · 127 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 127 mPath type: track

Piners Lanerestricted byway · 476 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 476 mPath type: bridleway

Piners Lanerestricted byway · 127 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 127 mPath type: bridleway

Piners Lanerestricted byway · 23 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 23 mPath type: track

Marsh Lanerestricted byway · 202 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 202 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

175,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

175,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Sanderling · Little Egret · Blackbird · Blue Tit +59

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CootFulica atra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunlinCalidris alpina
GadwallMareca strepera
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barn OwlTyto alba
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
EiderSomateria mollissima
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KnotCalidris canutus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac

Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Eristalinus aeneus

Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Common Reed · Holly · Shrubby Sea-blite

Common ReedPhragmites australis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Shrubby Sea-bliteSuaeda vera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

175,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Sanderling · Little Egret · Blackbird · Blue Tit +59

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CootFulica atra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunlinCalidris alpina
GadwallMareca strepera
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barn OwlTyto alba
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
EiderSomateria mollissima
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KnotCalidris canutus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac

Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Eristalinus aeneus

Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Common Reed · Holly · Shrubby Sea-blite

Common ReedPhragmites australis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Shrubby Sea-bliteSuaeda vera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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

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