Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Southery
61% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Footpaths add up to 16 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.7 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Southery add up to 2.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Southery grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Southery grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Southery, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Southery is 52nd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 to 1,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Southery falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 41 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huncoat Lancashire | A+ | 10.1 | 100% | 4.9 | 1% |
| 2 | Clanfield Hampshire | A+ | 6.1 | 100% | 2.9 | 78% |
| 3 | Kirton Suffolk | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 2.3 | 50% |
| 4 | Aldington Kent | A+ | 4.6 | 100% | 3.8 | 11% |
| 5 | Otterbourne Hampshire | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3.2 | 25% |
| 6 | Thurgoland South Yorkshire | A | 2.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 1% |
| 7 | Box Hill Surrey | A | 35.9 | 12% | 6 | 39% |
| 8 | Chew Magna Somerset | A | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 15% |
| 9 | Millhouse Green South Yorkshire | A | 1.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 18% |
| 10 | Harlech Gwynedd | A− | 1.9 | 36% | 3.5 | 67% |
| 11 | Bonds Lancashire | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 16% |
| 12 | Bradpole Dorset | A− | 0.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 95% |
| 13 | South Heath Buckinghamshire | A− | 20.4 | 0% | 3 | 85% |
| 14 | Westfield East Sussex | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 83% |
| 15 | Tregarth Gwynedd | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 23% |
| 16 | New Brancepeth County Durham | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Bierton Buckinghamshire | B+ | 5.8 | 70% | 7.7 | 0% |
| 18 | Farningham Kent | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2 | 33% |
| 19 | Sharpness Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 20 | Billy Row County Durham | B | 2.3 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Stoke Holy Cross Norfolk | B | 2.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 22 | Horton Kirby Kent | B | 5.9 | 78% | 1.7 | 21% |
| 23 | Bunbury Cheshire | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Talgarth Powys | B | 5.7 | 71% | 1.5 | 52% |
| 25 | Kilgetty Dyfed | B | 1 | 100% | 0.9 | 18% |
| 26 | Minster Lovell Oxfordshire | B | 3.6 | 79% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 27 | Sutton Benger Wiltshire | B | 2.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 28 | Beer Devon | B | 1.6 | 50% | 2.2 | 43% |
| 29 | Eckington Worcestershire | B | 4.1 | 72% | 1.9 | 23% |
| 30 | Potten End Hertfordshire | B− | 2.4 | 73% | 2.2 | 44% |
| 31 | Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Oxfordshire | B− | 2.5 | 72% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 32 | Wyton Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.9 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Gilmorton Leicestershire | B− | 3.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Marlpit Hill Kent | B− | 2.5 | 0% | 2.9 | 35% |
| 35 | Sutton Common Suffolk | C+ | 0.8 | 51% | 3.9 | 85% |
| 36 | Gaerwen Gwynedd | C+ | 1.5 | 100% | 0.4 | 7% |
| 37 | Weobley Herefordshire | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 38 | Ashill Norfolk | C+ | 3.7 | 82% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 39 | Westhampnett West Sussex | C | 0.2 | 79% | 2.6 | 33% |
| 40 | Ampleforth North Yorkshire | C | 2.3 | 27% | 1.7 | 95% |
| 41 | Bradfield Essex | C | 1.4 | 27% | 1.5 | 35% |
| 42 | Stoke Hampshire | C | 0.3 | 0% | 2 | 32% |
| 43 | Silkstone Common South Yorkshire | C | 1.5 | 63% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Ponthir Gwent | C | 2.9 | 78% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Coedhirwaun West Glamorgan | C | 2 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Foxton Cambridgeshire | C | 2.3 | 84% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 47 | Hanwood Shropshire | C− | 1.9 | 19% | 2.6 | 3% |
| 48 | Trewoon Cornwall | D | 0.9 | 71% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 49 | Blyth Nottinghamshire | D | 2.5 | 76% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 50 | Burton on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2.5 | 31% | 2 | 0% |
| 51 | East Markham Nottinghamshire | D | 2.2 | 46% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Southery Norfolk | D | 2 | 61% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 53 | Dishforth North Yorkshire | D | 2.3 | 68% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Fleet Hargate Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 76% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Hadham Cross Hertfordshire | D | 0 | 0% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Elvington North Yorkshire | D | 2.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Felton Northumberland | D− | 1.7 | 50% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Sutton on Trent Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.5 | 39% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Walsham le Willows Suffolk | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 60 | Helpston Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Southery’s built-up area.
6 in 10 Southery residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
About 500 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
The Norfolk Coast National Landscape is 17 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Southery
16 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Southery and the kilometre around it, 1.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
2 regional routes pass through, including the Fen Rivers Way (Ely to King's Lynn) and Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn).
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Southery: May to September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 51 | 66 | 58 | 54 |
February is the driest month (35 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 66 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 45 nights a year. The climate in Southery →
Viewpoints, hills and nature near Southery
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Southery is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southery | D | 2.0 | 61% | 0% |
| Downham Market 5.3 mi | C− | 1.5 | 77% | 0% |
| Stoke Ferry 5.8 mi | D | 1.1 | 73% | 0% |
| Feltwell 6.1 mi | D− | 1.1 | 63% | 0% |
| Littleport 6.2 mi | D | 1.0 | 71% | 0% |
| Methwold 6.6 mi | D− | 1.8 | 61% | 0% |
| Hockwold cum Wilton 7.8 mi | D | 1.6 | 75% | 0% |
Downham Market, 5.3 miles away, grades C−, the best next door: 77% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Southery
Is Southery near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Norfolk Coast National Landscape, 17 mi north of the village’s edge. It covers 446 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Southery?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Fen Rivers Way (Ely to King's Lynn) and Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn).
What is the nearest beach to Southery?
The Beach, 14 mi from the edge of the village, then Snettisham Scalp (23 mi). Southery itself is inland.
How many people in Southery live near a park?
61% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Southery?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Southery good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 21% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 44% (2.0 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Southery’s overall grade.
Where Southery’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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