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Broad Fen

55 ha

📷 Rodney Burton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha

Getting here

52.77084, 1.46682

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wren, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Wren, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Bittern Line Walk 3Walking route6 km

Hoveton and Wroxham

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Briggate/Worstead CircularWalking route5.2 km
Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Ruston Circular WalkWalking route6 km

A varied walk alongside the North Walsham & Dilham canal and through farmland, wet woodland and grazing marshes.

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Honing Lock CircularWalking route3.5 km

A walk through grazing meadows, past a gushing canal lock and along the course of a dis-used railway.

Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Low Streetpublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: service
Low Streetpublic footpath · 175 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 175 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Bure Valley PathCycling route
Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route
Weavers’ WayCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal 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
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Broad Fen Lanerestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface groundPath type: track
Fen Lanerestricted byway · 700 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 700 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

High water levels in Broad Fen, Dilham, Norfolk

📷 Rodney Burton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

High water levels in Broad Fen, Dilham, Norfolk

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱East Ruston Old Vicarage GardensUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦HONING HALLHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦BEESTON HALLHistoric site3.6 km→

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