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Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm

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📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Cuckoo, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Cuckoo, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Arthonia radiata, Diploicia canescens +64 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Arthonia radiata, Diploicia canescens +64 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell +208 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell +208 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Unbranched Bur-reed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +161 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Unbranched Bur-reed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +161 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry Bryum, Two-horned Pincerwort, Meadowsweet +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
West WinchCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old broken preaching cross and Wormegay War Memorial

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old broken preaching cross and Wormegay War Memorial

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Watatunga Wildlife ReserveVisitor farm3.4 km→🌱Angel Field (Millennium Green)Urban park4.6 km→✦Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosuresHistoric site1.5 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site3.3 km→✦Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site3.8 km→✦Moat at the Old RectoryHistoric site4.6 km→

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