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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 on site — 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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Field Grasshopper, 24-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, 24-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route

Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Attleborough

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route

Diss Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

33,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird +36

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Blackbird +36

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's church - view west

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