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Violet Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.41348, 1.29237

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Otter Vale WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Via BeataWalking route

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Named routeRegional walking route
Waveney Valley Walks - HarlestonWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HoSRRegional 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 route1.5 km
Named routeRef 40Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeRef 30Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Coniferhill, Starston

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Coniferhill, Starston

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🌱The GreenUrban park4.5 km→🐄The Farmers KitchenVisitor farm4.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→✦Wind pumpHistoric site800 m→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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