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5 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.83343, 0.57259

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Knapweed Broomrape, Tufted Vetch, Lady's Bedstraw +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Knapweed Broomrape, Tufted Vetch, Lady's Bedstraw +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Red Dead-nettle, Hogweed +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Elizabeth WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Sandringham Explorer LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional 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

Parkland near Anmer Hall in Norfolk

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkland near Anmer Hall in Norfolk

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱North GardensUrban park4 km→✦Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's ChurchHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Mary Magdalen's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Sandringham Estate Visitors' entranceHistoric site4.3 km→

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