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Big Plantation

40 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

52.69318, 0.57618

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Wigeon, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Wigeon, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Green-veined White, Brown Hawker +86 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Green-veined White, Brown Hawker +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cleavers, Common Nettle +99 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cleavers, Common Nettle +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — 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
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Castle Acre Circular (Long)Walking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Narborough Circular WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
River Closepublic footpath · 105 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Eastbound A47, Little Eight Acre Plantation

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eastbound A47, Little Eight Acre Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦West Acre Priory, and square barrow within the precinctHistoric site4.2 km→✦NARFORD HALLHistoric site2.3 km→✦Medieval settlement remains east of Walton CommonHistoric site2.8 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site4.4 km→🌱All Saint's ChurchUrban park900 m→

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