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Common Fen - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 David Pashley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.76729, 1.48131

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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 459m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen 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 · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Bittern Line Walk 3Walking route6 km

Hoveton and Wroxham

Named routeLength 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
Low Streetpublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: service
Low Streetpublic footpath · 175 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 175 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

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

3 public paths nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of woodland across field

📷 David Pashley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of woodland across field

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱East Ruston Old Vicarage GardensUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦BEESTON HALLHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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