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Ashcroft Clump

13 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.80703, 1.01731

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff Ermine, Poplar Hawk-moth, White Ermine +203 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff Ermine, Poplar Hawk-moth, White Ermine +203 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route
Named routeRef LW10Local walking route
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

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

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Marriott's WayCycling route
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 1Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

WW2 air raid shelter

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WW2 air raid shelter

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MELTON CONSTABLE HALLHistoric site4.3 km→✦Ivy House GazeboHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Foulsham ParkUrban park2.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🐄Martins FarmVisitor farm2.2 km→⛪Holy Innocents' ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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