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Wayford Wood - Broadleaved woodland

17 ha

📷 David Pashley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.77783, 1.48291

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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 296m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 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

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to WeybourneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Happisburgh Village TrailWalking route1.8 km
Named routeRef HVTLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
North Walsham and Dilham CanalWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 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
Norfolk Coast Cycleway Explorer 8 - Quiet Lanes networkCycling route36 km

The Cromer to Great Yarmouth section of the Norfolk Coast Cycleway passes through the ‘Quiet Lanes’. Unlike the other ‘loops’ off the cycleway this explorer invites you to literally get out there and explore the area using the Quiet Lanes network.

Named routeLength 36 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Broad Fen Lanerestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking East from Tonnage Bridge

📷 David Pashley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking East from Tonnage Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱East Ruston Old Vicarage GardensUrban park3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦BEESTON HALLHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦HONING HALLHistoric site3.9 km→

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