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Belton Fen

3 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.57569, 1.65986

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Redshank, Woodpigeon, Curlew +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redshank, Woodpigeon, Curlew +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Guelder-rose +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Cleavers +55 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Cleavers +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Meadow Grasshopper, Swollen-thighed Beetle +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Meadow Grasshopper, Swollen-thighed Beetle +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea PallingWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
River Waypublic footpath · 383 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 383 mPath type: track
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 517Cycling route
Named routeRef 517National Cycle Network
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km
Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route564 m
Named routeRef 30Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route8 m
Named routeRef 30Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Electric Sub Station on Porters Loke, Belton

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Electric Sub Station on Porters Loke, Belton

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🌱Fun ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Herbert Barnes ParkUrban park5 km→✦Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castleHistoric site900 m→🏞️FRITTON LAKECountry park3.5 km→🦉BREYDON WATERNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Victoria Road ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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