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Brisley Green - Open Access Land

170 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome170 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Metopoplax ditomoides, Limnephilus auricula, Micropterna sequax +4 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hoe via Hoe Rough Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Platinum Jubilee Trails - The Wendling WayWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route
Named routeRef LW10Local walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 13Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 13Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route948 m
Named routeRef 13Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pillbox on Elmham Road, Brisley Green

Pillbox on Elmham Road, Brisley Green

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