St Walstan's Roman Catholic Church
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Places › England › Eastern › South Norfolk Getting here
52.65855, 1.21161
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis, Field Grasshopper +199 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis, Field Grasshopper +199 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Marriott's Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway
Named route Ref MW Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Countryside Trail Walking route ▾
Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m
Named route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Walking route 11 km ▾
Named route Length 11 km Local walking route
Show on map Costessey Circular Walking route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Length 5.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Orange Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orange Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Edith Cavell Pilgrimage Cycling route 22.5 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 22.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pink Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
48,708 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,708 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mallard · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +43
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Great Tit Parus major Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Meliscaeva auricollis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cheilosia grossa · Eupteryx aurata +46
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Primrose · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Himalayan Balsam · Sneezewort · Allium cristophii +5
Primrose Primula vulgaris Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Allium cristophii Allium cristophii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,708 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mallard · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +43
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Great Tit Parus major Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Meliscaeva auricollis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cheilosia grossa · Eupteryx aurata +46
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Primrose · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Himalayan Balsam · Sneezewort · Allium cristophii +5
Primrose Primula vulgaris Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Allium cristophii Allium cristophii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Gronops lunatus Gronops lunatus2025
Gronops lunatus Gronops lunatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Elm-currant Aphid Eriosoma ulmi2025
Elm-currant Aphid Eriosoma ulmi2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg. Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Orthonevra nobilis Orthonevra nobilis2025
Orthonevra nobilis Orthonevra nobilis2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Coenosia antennata Coenosia antennata2025
Coenosia antennata Coenosia antennata2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Coenosia testacea Coenosia testacea2025
Coenosia testacea Coenosia testacea2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Notiophilus quadripunctatus Notiophilus quadripunctatus2025
Notiophilus quadripunctatus Notiophilus quadripunctatus2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
House-fly Musca domestica2025
House-fly Musca domestica2025
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti2025
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis2025
Bibio johannis Bibio johannis2025
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2025
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Tephrochlamys flavipes Tephrochlamys flavipes2025
Tephrochlamys flavipes Tephrochlamys flavipes2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Cliff Mining Bee Andrena thoracica2025
Cliff Mining Bee Andrena thoracica2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Twig-cutting Weevil Involvulus icosandriae2025
Twig-cutting Weevil Involvulus icosandriae2025
Dorytomus taeniatus Dorytomus taeniatus2025
Dorytomus taeniatus Dorytomus taeniatus2025
Spaziphora hydromyzina Spaziphora hydromyzina2025
Spaziphora hydromyzina Spaziphora hydromyzina2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025 2025
2025
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2025
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2025
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum2025
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 