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Common Fen - Broadleaved woodland

7 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.76123, 1.48957

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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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

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

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Sea Palling CircularWalking route9.6 km

A walk over stunning sandy beaches and along quiet lanes.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Briggate/Worstead CircularWalking route5.2 km
Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Ruston Circular WalkWalking route6 km

A varied walk alongside the North Walsham & Dilham canal and through farmland, wet woodland and grazing marshes.

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Honing Lock CircularWalking route3.5 km

A walk through grazing meadows, past a gushing canal lock and along the course of a dis-used railway.

Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Weavers’ WayCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fen Lanerestricted byway · 700 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 700 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dyke along the River Ant

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dyke along the River Ant

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦BEESTON HALLHistoric site3.4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→🪦Smallburgh Workhouse Burial GroundCemetery3 km→

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