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Clarkstone Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.33494, 0.54369

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
The Great Barrow WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 104 mi
The Warrener's World TrailWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
BlueWalking route
Named route
Lark Valley Pathpublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: path
Lark Valley Pathpublic footpath · 532 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 532 mSurface grassPath type: path
Lark Valley Pathpublic footpath · 31 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mPath type: path
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland near Barton Mills

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland near Barton Mills

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BARTON MILLSNature reserve1.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Half Moon ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Half Moon ParkUrban park1.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Hurst Fen Neolithic siteHistoric site3.2 km→

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