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Bowl barrow at Eagletower Plantation

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📷 Nick Mutton 01329 000000 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.51024, 0.76914

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Curlew, Skylark +81 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Swallow, Curlew, Skylark +81 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Red Admiral +112 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Red Admiral +112 more · last seen 2018

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nees' Pellia, Grass Vetchling, Thale Cress +23 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Nees' Pellia, Grass Vetchling, Thale Cress +23 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Great Eastern Pingo TrailWalking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Great Hockham Yellow WalkWalking route
Named routeRef GH-YLocal walking route
The Great Estates TrailWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 07Walking route
Named routeRef LW07Local walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route41 m
Named routeLength 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Sturston Warren - deer grazing

📷 Nick Mutton 01329 000000 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sturston Warren - deer grazing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Thompson Millennium GreenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Celebration AvenueUrban park4.9 km→🦉GREAT EASTERN PINGO TRAILNature reserve5 km→⛪St Ethelbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Moated site and part of the Medieval settlement of Tottington, south-west of St Andrew's ChurchHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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