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St Michael's Church

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.68007, 0.47520

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Siskin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Siskin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Hemp-Nettle agg., Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bog Pondweed, Lemon-scented Fern, Broad Buckler-fern +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bog Pondweed, Lemon-scented Fern, Broad Buckler-fern +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Common Flower Bug, European Cinchbug +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Common Flower Bug, European Cinchbug +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
West WinchCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Petticoat Lanebridleway · 284 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 284 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Petticoat Lanebridleway · 191 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 191 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Church Lanerestricted byway · 494 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 494 mSurface groundPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The church of St Michael and All Angels and Holy Cross - churchyard

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The church of St Michael and All Angels and Holy Cross - churchyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Watatunga Wildlife ReserveVisitor farm4.4 km→✦Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosuresHistoric site2.3 km→✦Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site2.7 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site3.2 km→🐄Watatunga Wildlife Reserve (Entrance)Visitor farm3.8 km→✦Marham AbbeyHistoric site3.9 km→

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