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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Wymondham’s Abbey TrailWalking route1.1 km▾
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,608 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,608 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Owl · House Martin · Blue Tit · Starling
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Water Shrew
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects90 species
springsummer
2026▾
Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Sphaerophoria scripta +85
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
🌿Plants37 species
springsummer
2026▾
Ribwort Plantain · Blackthorn · Groundsel · Sun Spurge · Gorse +32
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,608 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Owl · House Martin · Blue Tit · Starling
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Water Shrew
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects90 species
springsummer
2026▾
Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Sphaerophoria scripta +85
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
🌿Plants37 species
springsummer
2026▾
Ribwort Plantain · Blackthorn · Groundsel · Sun Spurge · Gorse +32
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Bloody GrieverDolerus haematodesBloody GrieverDolerus haematodesCommon Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Pleasant SawflyTenthredo amoena2025Pleasant SawflyTenthredo amoena2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Pale-collared CarverRhogogaster chlorosoma2025Pale-collared CarverRhogogaster chlorosoma2025Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2025Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2025Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci2025Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci2025ChrysotoxumChrysotoxum2025ChrysotoxumChrysotoxum2025Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025Ptinomorphus imperialisPtinomorphus imperialis2025Ptinomorphus imperialisPtinomorphus imperialis2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Cassida vibexCassida vibex2025Cassida vibexCassida vibex2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata2025Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata2025Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustriMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustri2025Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustriMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustri2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2025Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2025Livilla variegataLivilla variegata2025Livilla variegataLivilla variegata2025Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2025Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2025Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025Cacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagator2025Cacoxenus indagatorCacoxenus indagator2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2025Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Torpedo SawflyNematus lucidus2025Torpedo SawflyNematus lucidus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Cheilosia urbanaCheilosia urbana2025Cheilosia urbanaCheilosia urbana2025Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
BeetBeta vulgaris2025BeetBeta vulgaris2025Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum2025Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Early Hair-grassAira praecox2025Early Hair-grassAira praecox2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025White StonecropSedum album2025White StonecropSedum album2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025