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Chequers Belt

14 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.32556, 0.67782

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Pipit and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tree Pipit, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tree Pipit, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soapwort, Meadow Buttercup, Dog-rose +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Soapwort, Meadow Buttercup, Dog-rose +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Bramble +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wordwell: One of many entrances to The King's Forest

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wordwell: One of many entrances to The King's Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West Stow Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🏞️WEST STOWCountry park3.4 km→✦CULFORD PARKHistoric site2.8 km→✦Roman villa SW of Weatherhill FarmHistoric site4.3 km→🌱King's Picnic PlaceUrban park1.9 km→🌱West Stow Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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Dale Pond

Weststow Heath

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