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Bircham Lane Plantation

20 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.88738, 0.67547

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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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Snowdrop +9 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Snowdrop +9 more · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bircham Road, Little Barwick

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bircham Road, Little Barwick

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lovat Scouts' First World War training trenches, DockingHistoric site1.2 km→✦Group of four bowl barrows 600m south west of Buildings FarmHistoric site3.5 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Village cross at north west end of Cross LaneHistoric site1.5 km→

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