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Boughton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.58550, 0.51879

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Wren +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Wren +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Water-violet, Black Horehound, Meadow Saxifrage +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Anthocomus rufus, Platycheirus peltatus agg. +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Anthocomus rufus, Platycheirus peltatus agg. +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Boughton Fen Wildlife WalkWalking route
Named route
Parkland Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route4.5 km

Circular walk through the Oxburgh parkland on grassed and uneven paths.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
River Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route2 km

Only open in summer. Short walk on uneven grass paths. https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/oxburgh-estate-national-trust/access-guides/oxburgh-estate-hall

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
The Warren Trail CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Oxborough to Gooderstone Heritage Walk, Oxburgh HallWalking route5.6 km

Enjoy this gentle Norfolk walk, which takes in some of Breckland's protected farmland and heritage. This route is made up of farm tracks, bridleways and roads. There are no steep slopes.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Furlong Drovepublic footpath · 215 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 215 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Brecks Cycling Discovery RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route25 m
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route388 m
Named routeLength 388 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stoke Road approaching Boughton

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stoke Road approaching Boughton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱ParterreUrban park3.6 km→✦OXBURGH HALLHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Site of St Mary's AbbeyHistoric site4.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park900 m→✦Oxburgh HallHistoric site3.5 km→

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