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Ash Plantation

15 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.32065, 0.58850

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Vervain, Small Nightshade +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heather, Vervain, Small Nightshade +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Small Nettle, Meadowsweet +3 more foraging species

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
Lark Valley Pathpublic footpath · 2.7 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.7 kmPath type: path
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lark Valley Pathbridleway · 53 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 53 mPath type: path
Lark Valley Pathbridleway · 3 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 3 mPath type: path
Lark Valley Pathbridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mPath type: path
Lark Valley Pathbridleway · 25 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 25 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wetland trail, Cavenham Heath

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wetland trail, Cavenham Heath

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🌱West Stow Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🏞️WEST STOWCountry park3.4 km→✦Roman villa SW of Weatherhill FarmHistoric site1.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.9 km→🦉BARTON MILLSNature reserve4.7 km→✦West Stow Anglo Saxon VillageHistoric site3.5 km→

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