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Bush Meadow Plantation

5 ha

📷 Zorba the Geek · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.71746, 1.14420

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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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackcap +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackcap +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Wild Mignonette, Viper's-bugloss +39 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Wild Mignonette, Viper's-bugloss +39 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Arenaria serpyllifolia +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Platycheirus albimanus +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Platycheirus albimanus +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Winch's WayWalking route
Named route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Yellow RouteWalking route500 m
Named routeLength 500 mLocal walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Marriott's WayCycling route
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 1Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route52 m
Named routeLength 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marriott's Way: foot and cycle traffic only!

📷 Zorba the Geek · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marriott's Way: foot and cycle traffic only!

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🌱Great Witchingham Village Hall ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site600 m→🌱Swannington CommonUrban park1.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Round barrow N of Sandy LaneHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Brandiston CommonUrban park3.7 km→

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