The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains 1 ha
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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ XO Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ XO Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Nettle-leaved Figwort, Sweet Violet +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Nettle-leaved Figwort, Sweet Violet +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Small Nettle +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wherryman's Way Walking route 56 km ▾
Norwich to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 56 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boudicca Way Walking route 60 km ▾
Norwich to Diss
Named route Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bittern Line Walk 1 Walking route 3 km ▾
Norwich
Named route Length 3 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 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 99 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Purple Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Purple Round trip Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
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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
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Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref Pink Point-to-point Local cycle route
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58,333 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 58,333 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 55 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +50
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bluebell · Nettle-leaved Figwort · Sweet Violet · Marsh-marigold · Lords-and-Ladies +13
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina Sweet Violet Viola odorata Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 58,333 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 55 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus +50
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bluebell · Nettle-leaved Figwort · Sweet Violet · Marsh-marigold · Lords-and-Ladies +13
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Nettle-leaved Figwort Scrophularia peregrina Sweet Violet Viola odorata Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Phaonia tuguriorum Phaonia tuguriorum
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti Wahlgreniella nervata arbuti
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Leptinus testaceus Leptinus testaceus
Pseudapion rufirostre Pseudapion rufirostre
Pseudapion rufirostre Pseudapion rufirostre
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Aspidapion aeneum Aspidapion aeneum
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Pellitory-of-the-wall Aphid Aphis (Aphis) parietariae
Pellitory-of-the-wall Aphid Aphis (Aphis) parietariae
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri
Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2025
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2025
Mesopsocus unipunctatus Mesopsocus unipunctatus2025
Mesopsocus unipunctatus Mesopsocus unipunctatus2025 Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula 