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Hockering Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland63 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome63 ha

Getting here

52.68681, 1.06360

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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

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Swanton Morley CircularWalking route3.3 km

Walk 14

Named routeLength 3.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Park Lanepublic footpath · 566 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 566 mSurface groundPath type: service
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 1Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Small pond in Hockering Wood

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small pond in Hockering Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old School GreenUrban park3.8 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🌱South GreenUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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