St Peter and St Paul's Church
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.68140, 0.85582
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +31 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +177 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER AND PAUL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Wood Bristle-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +102 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km▾
Kings Lynn to Gressenhall
Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km▾
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Gressenhall/Beetley CircularWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km▾
King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Hoe via Hoe Rough Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Dickfool's Lanepublic footpath · 226 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 226 mPath type: track
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.6 km▾
Named routeRef 13Length 7.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route616 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 616 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Church of St Peter and St Paul - Wendling, Norfolk
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1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Starling +13
- SwiftApus apus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2023▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Orange-tip · Red Admiral +22
- Small WhitePieris rapae2023
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Silver-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Water Mint · Hairy-brome · Creeping-Jenny +10
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2020
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Starling +13
- SwiftApus apus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2023▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Orange-tip · Red Admiral +22
- Small WhitePieris rapae2023
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Silver-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Water Mint · Hairy-brome · Creeping-Jenny +10
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2020
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorPeacockAglais io2023PeacockAglais io2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2022Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2022BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Ormosia hederaeOrmosia hederae2021Ormosia hederaeOrmosia hederae2021CommaPolygonia c-album2020CommaPolygonia c-album2020Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020ChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataCommon TwaybladeNeottia ovataCrested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatumCrested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2020Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020RedshankCeratodon purpureus2020RedshankCeratodon purpureus2020Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2020Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2020Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020