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Dalehole Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

29 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

52.36206, 0.53098

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland 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

8 signed routes nearby · 10 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
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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
🚵

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
🐴

Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Eldon Lanebyway open to all traffic · 63 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 63 mPath type: track
Eldon Lanebyway open to all traffic · 50 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 50 mPath type: service
Eldon Lanebyway open to all traffic · 182 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 182 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Corralled Cattle

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Corralled Cattle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉ASPAL CLOSENature reserve2.6 km→🌱Aspal Close Local Nature ReserveUrban park2.6 km→🦉BARTON MILLSNature reserve2.7 km→✦Hurst Fen Neolithic siteHistoric site100 m→🌱Half Moon ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Half Moon ParkUrban park2 km→

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