Long Gardens Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.38020, 1.05816
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 423m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 423m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Regional Cycle Route 30
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km▾
Norwich to Diss
Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Spider TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Lopham LoopWalking route500 m▾
Named routeLength 500 mLocal walking route
Waveney TrailWalking route6.5 km▾
Named routeRef WaTLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
Samson's Lanepublic footpath · 254 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mSurface groundPath type: track
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Diss Beacon Cycle RouteCycling route15 km▾
Named routeLength 15 kmLocal cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 30Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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12,759 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,759 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Wren · Blackcap · Blackbird · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common GullLarus canus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Field Grasshopper
Gypsywort · Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,759 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Wren · Blackcap · Blackbird · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common GullLarus canus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Field Grasshopper
Gypsywort · Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
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