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Brandon Country Park

931 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome931 ha

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52.41098, 0.61972

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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
🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
🐕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
🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Forest walks

Very strong match

5 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Very strong match

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Hiking

Very strong match

Marked walking trails totalling 20.0 km; Named hiking route nearby: Firecrest Trail

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Common Darter, Carabus nemoralis +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Santon Downham CircularWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Fir Trail (5km route)Walking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route

The Gruffalo Spotters TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shepherd Cycling TrailCycling route8 km

Named routeLength 8 kmLocal cycle route

Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route869 m

Named routeRef 30Length 869 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route47 m

Named routeRef 30Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lime Burner TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Beater TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Poacher TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Shakers' Road / Fire Road 6bridleway · 831 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 831 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Shakers' Road / Fire Road 6bridleway · 370 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 370 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Shakers' Road / Fire Road 6bridleway · 287 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 287 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Shakers' Road / Fire Road 6bridleway · 385 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 385 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Shakers' Road / Fire Road 6bridleway · 217 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 217 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

18,612 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,612 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Crossbill · Coal Tit · Goldcrest +38

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Red Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Minotaur Beetle

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Common Stork's-bill · Oregon-grape

Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,612 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Crossbill · Coal Tit · Goldcrest +38

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Red Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Minotaur Beetle

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Common Stork's-bill · Oregon-grape

Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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