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Tasburgh Hill Fort

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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HeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.51789, 1.24148

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Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route▾

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route
Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km▾

Wymondham to Norwich

Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km▾

Norwich to Attleborough

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Mulbarton’s Old Witch TrailWalking route4.7 km▾
Named routeLength 4.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

About this historic site

Tasburgh Hill Fort is an ancient historic site covering 8 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Tasburgh Iron Age Fort

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tasburgh Iron Age Fort

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Picnic spot

3 · 267m away

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Playground

273m away

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Long Stratton ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Bond's GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱The CommonUrban park4.9 km→⛪The Chapel on the HillReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Saint MartinHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→