Horse Fen - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.38214, 1.03698
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Great Fen TrailWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
18 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
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,391 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Jay +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Four-spotted Chaser +32
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Twiggy Mullein · Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell
- Twiggy MulleinVerbascum virgatum
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,391 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Jay +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Four-spotted Chaser +32
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Twiggy Mullein · Lady's Bedstraw · Germander Speedwell
- Twiggy MulleinVerbascum virgatum
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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