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Mansom Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.73540, 1.25907

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

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 · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Aylsham Town CircularWalking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Oxnead CircularWalking route2.5 km

Oxnead: Visual Vistas / A circular 2.5 mile walk through magical broadland countryside and beside a beautiful stretch of the River Bure, where kingfishers and barn owls can be seen.

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ten Towers TrailWalking route15 km
Named routeLength 15 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Bure Valley PathCycling route
Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route353 m
Named routeRef 1Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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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

Mansom Plantation

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman settlement at BramptonHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Broadland Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🪦Norfolk Bluebell Wood Burial ParkCemetery2.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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