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Berlin Plantation

5 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.86139, 0.67803

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Diploicia canescens, Common Orange Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +48 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Diploicia canescens, Common Orange Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +48 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +172 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +172 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Walnut, Spear Mint

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km

This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Ringstead Explorer LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Ringstead Cycle RouteCycling route27.3 km
Named routeLength 27.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alongside Berlin Plantation

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alongside Berlin Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site4.5 km→✦Lovat Scouts' First World War training trenches, DockingHistoric site2 km→✦Group of four bowl barrows 600m south west of Buildings FarmHistoric site2.6 km→✦Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield HouseHistoric site3.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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