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Lord's Common - Broadleaved woodland

13 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.82859, 0.61803

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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 442m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km

This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Sandringham Explorer LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
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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

Country lane north of Harpley Common

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Country lane north of Harpley Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site1.7 km→✦Medieval settlement around Anmer HallHistoric site2.7 km→✦Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow HallHistoric site500 m→✦Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley CommonHistoric site700 m→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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