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Captain's Grove

23 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.79509, 1.38227

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Turkeytail, Lemon Disco +9 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Turkeytail, Lemon Disco +9 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Red Admiral +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Red Admiral +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Great Tit +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Great Tit +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +157 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +157 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Wood-sorrel, Bramble +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Paston WayWalking route22 km
Named routeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Bacton CircularWalking route9.2 km

A walk across farmland and along country lanes between two historic churches.

Named routeLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
North Walsham and Dilham CanalWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Briggate/Worstead CircularWalking route5.2 km
Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 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
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Captain's Pond

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park2.7 km→🦉PIGNEY'S WOODNature reserve5 km→🌱Trackside ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Trackside ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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