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Hellesdon Meadow - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.65153, 1.24034

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

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 meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km

Norwich

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Gunton Lanepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: path
Gunton Lanepublic footpath · 70 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 70 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Gunton Lanepublic footpath · 449 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 449 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

102 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gunton Lanebridleway · 222 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 222 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Gunton Lanebridleway · 173 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface concrete:platesPath type: residential
Red Bridge Lanebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Red Bridge Lanebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway
Gunton Lanebridleway · 130 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mSurface gravelPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Tud

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Tud

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