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St Peter's Church

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.59141, 1.38791

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Sharp-leaved Fluellen · last seen 2025; Plants — Sharp-leaved Fluellen · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route

Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Circular RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shirley's PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Purple PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route

Orange PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Green PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef GreenPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds33 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock +28

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Coal TitPeriparus ater

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Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Dunnock +28

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Coal TitPeriparus ater

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Christmas decorations in St Peter's church

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