✦ Historic site

Remains of Barton Bendish medieval settlement immediately west of Abbey Farm

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Boughton Fen Wildlife WalkWalking route▾

Named route

Parkland Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route4.5 km▾

Circular walk through the Oxburgh parkland on grassed and uneven paths.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km▾

Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

The Warren Trail CircularWalking route4.5 km▾

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Oxborough to Gooderstone Heritage Walk, Oxburgh HallWalking route5.6 km▾

Enjoy this gentle Norfolk walk, which takes in some of Breckland's protected farmland and heritage. This route is made up of farm tracks, bridleways and roads. There are no steep slopes.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Fieldbarn Roadpublic footpath · 998 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 998 mPath type: track

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route

Brecks Cycling Discovery RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRegional cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route19 km▾

Named routeLength 19 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Chapel Lanebridleway · 96 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 96 mPath type: service

Chapel Lanerestricted byway · 441 m▾

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 441 mPath type: service

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

1,047 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds50 species recorded

Egyptian Goose · Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid · Kestrel

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Mammals6 species recorded

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Otter

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Insects27 species recorded

Nettle Groundbug · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Bembidion obtusum

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Plants1 species recorded

Sainfoin

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Avenue Farm, Barton Bendish

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🌱 Visiting this spring

🌸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

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Devil's Dyke, Beechamwell and Barton Bendish. Section 1km in length West of Smeeth WoodHistoric site3.6 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Margarets ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪Marham Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→