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Bradfield Common

9 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Horse riding

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Moorhen +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Moorhen +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Himalayan Balsam, Scorpion Weed +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Himalayan Balsam, Scorpion Weed +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Ground-elder +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Paston WayWalking route22 km
Named routeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to WeybourneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Bacton CircularWalking route9.2 km

A walk across farmland and along country lanes between two historic churches.

Named routeLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Young's Lokepublic footpath · 353 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 353 mSurface groundPath type: track
Young's Lokepublic footpath · 27 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mSurface grassPath type: track
Young's Lokepublic footpath · 103 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mSurface groundPath type: track
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Weavers’ WayCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Norfolk Coast Cycleway Explorer 8 - Quiet Lanes networkCycling route36 km

The Cromer to Great Yarmouth section of the Norfolk Coast Cycleway passes through the ‘Quiet Lanes’. Unlike the other ‘loops’ off the cycleway this explorer invites you to literally get out there and explore the area using the Quiet Lanes network.

Named routeLength 36 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crudshole Lanerestricted byway · 16 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 16 mPath type: track
Craunchions Lokerestricted byway · 597 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 597 mSurface groundPath type: path
Crudshole Lanerestricted byway · 542 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 542 mPath type: track
Craunchions Lokerestricted byway · 11 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 11 mSurface grassPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of Common Road and Quiet Lane to Trunch

Junction of Common Road and Quiet Lane to Trunch

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