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St Michael's Church

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.78639, 1.35890

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +129 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Willow Emerald Damselfly +129 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Neat Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +312 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Neat Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +312 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Barren Strawberry, Water Mint +32 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxnead CircularWalking route2.5 km

Oxnead: Visual Vistas / A circular 2.5 mile walk through magical broadland countryside and beside a beautiful stretch of the River Bure, where kingfishers and barn owls can be seen.

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Paston WayWalking route22 km
Named routeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
North Walsham and Dilham CanalWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Briggate/Worstead CircularWalking route5.2 km
Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Youngman's Lanepublic footpath · 86 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bure Valley PathCycling route
Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route
Weavers’ WayCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Norfolk Coast Cycleway Explorer 8 - Quiet Lanes networkCycling route36 km

The Cromer to Great Yarmouth section of the Norfolk Coast Cycleway passes through the ‘Quiet Lanes’. Unlike the other ‘loops’ off the cycleway this explorer invites you to literally get out there and explore the area using the Quiet Lanes network.

Named routeLength 36 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards St Michael's church

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards St Michael's church

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🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Trackside ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Trackside ParkUrban park4 km→🌱RAF Coltishall Memorial GardensUrban park3.3 km→

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