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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.79620, 1.25082
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Biddys Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Biddys Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT MICHAEL INCLUDING CHURCH YARD BOUNDARY WALL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Varied Carpet Beetle +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Multi-Use Trail, Blickling Estate Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Sand tracks, some tree roots, and hard surfaces with occasional seats. Marker posts along the route. Path is wide and buggy-friendly, but may be unsuitable for limited mobility; some gates and surfaces can challenge unaccompanied wheelchair users.
Named route Length 6.5 km Duration 01:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brady's Walk, Blickling Estate Walking route 8 km ▾
8km trail around Blickling Estate
Named route Length 8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Blickling Circular Walk Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Aylsham Town Circular Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Aylsham Workhouse Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dyes Loke public footpath · 5 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5 m Path type: footway
Show on map Dyes Loke public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Path type: footway
Show on map Dyes Loke public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Path type: service
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Cycle Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Regional cycle route
Show on map Marriott's Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MW Local cycle route
Show on map Bure Valley Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref BVP Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Mannington Cycle Route Cycling route 18 km ▾
Named route Length 18 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blofields Loke restricted byway · 149 m ▾
A public byway
Formerly named "New Inn Loke" after the Inn that stood to the South on the corner of Red Lion Street.
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Public path restricted byway Length 149 m Path type: residential
Show on map Unicorn Yard restricted byway · 60 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 60 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Footpath through St Michael's Church yard, Aylsham
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Wildlife to spot
14,669 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,669 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Varied Carpet Beetle · Ditropis pteridis · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Small Balsam · Tansy · Giant Hogweed · Water-violet · Fox-and-cubs +5
Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora2025 Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Water-violet Hottonia palustris2025 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Bulbous Buttercup Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,669 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Varied Carpet Beetle · Ditropis pteridis · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Small Balsam · Tansy · Giant Hogweed · Water-violet · Fox-and-cubs +5
Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora2025 Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Water-violet Hottonia palustris2025 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Bulbous Buttercup Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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