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St Nicholas's Church

📷 Michael Garlick · 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 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, Chaffinch, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Yellow Mealworm Beetle · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Yellow Mealworm Beetle · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bee Orchid, Lords-and-Ladies · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Lords-and-Ladies · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: King's Lynn - Fakenham

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

25 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

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

King's Lynn - Fakenham (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route605 m

Named routeRef 1Length 605 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

66,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

66,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Greenfinch · Great Tit +46

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Yellow Mealworm Beetle

Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor

🌿

Plants2 species

winterspring

2026

Bee Orchid · Lords-and-Ladies

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

66,343 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Greenfinch · Great Tit +46

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Yellow Mealworm Beetle

Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor

🌿

Plants2 species

winterspring

2026

Bee Orchid · Lords-and-Ladies

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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