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Bawsey Country Park

47 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

52.74066, 0.47327

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 93m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Aspidapion aeneum +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route
King’s Lynn Historic Town WalkWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Leziate CircularWalking route4.8 km

A peaceful route passes between the sleepy villages of Leziate and Ashwicken.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The Woottons CircularWalking route3 km

This Woottons route has good surfaces throughout and a number of bridges to help visitors through woodland.

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West WinchCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
FairsteadCycling route
Named routeRef PinkLocal cycle route
North LynnCycling route
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
North Lynn ↔ Marsh Lane ↔ SpringwoodCycling route
Named routeRef NLLocal cycle route
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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mintlyn Wood Roadrestricted byway · 293 m

This road is a Norfolk County Council maintained unsurfaced Road called Mintlyn Wood Road (Section Ref : 22108/20)

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 293 mSurface sandPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sand and lake in Bawsey Country Park in Norfolk

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sand and lake in Bawsey Country Park in Norfolk

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