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Penny Wood - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 Roger Gittins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.80653, 0.49622

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Elizabeth WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route
The Woottons CircularWalking route3 km

This Woottons route has good surfaces throughout and a number of bridges to help visitors through woodland.

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
FairsteadCycling route
Named routeRef PinkLocal cycle route
North LynnCycling route
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
North Lynn ↔ Marsh Lane ↔ SpringwoodCycling route
Named routeRef NLLocal cycle route
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
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Penny Wood (left)

📷 Roger Gittins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Penny Wood (left)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sandringham Royal ParklandUrban park1.9 km→🌱Wootton ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️SANDRINGHAMCountry park2.1 km→🌱Sandringham Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→⛪St Mary Magdalen's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→🌱North GardensUrban park2.9 km→

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