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Walpole St Peter's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Botryolepraria lesdainii, Lecidella stigmatea, Verrucaria muralis +57 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Botryolepraria lesdainii, Lecidella stigmatea, Verrucaria muralis +57 more · last seen 2014

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Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pink-footed Goose, Jackdaw +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pink-footed Goose, Jackdaw +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Jacobaea, Marsh Woundwort +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Jacobaea, Marsh Woundwort +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Orache, Sea Beet, Bristly Oxtongue +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
ClenchwartonCycling route
Named routeRef Orange (9)Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 1Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Springfield Roadrestricted byway · 27 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 27 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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St Peter's church in Walpole St Peter

St Peter's church in Walpole St Peter

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