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Bargate

5 ha

📷 Pierre Terre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.61608, 1.42874

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Mute Swan +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Coccidula rufa, Xylota segnis, Dictyla convergens +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Winter Aconite, Sweet Violet · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Heliotrope, Winter Aconite, Sweet Violet · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Circular RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shirley's PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 1Walking route2.5 km

Buckenham to Brundall

Named routeLength 2.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Beerlick's Lokepublic footpath · 444 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 444 mSurface groundPath type: track
Riverside Estatepublic footpath · 634 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 634 mPath type: service
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Green PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef GreenPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 1Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Leach's Turnbridleway · 402 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 402 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bargate, Surlingham Broad

📷 Pierre Terre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bargate, Surlingham Broad

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Walled GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Lingwood Village GreenUrban park4 km→✦Saint Andrew's ChurchHistoric site4.8 km→🦉BRUNDALL CHURCH FENNature reserve600 m→🌱Brundall Countryside ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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