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Chestnut Plantation

39 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Chestnut Grove (plantation) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

52.44242, 0.80981

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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· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Little Grebe +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Little Grebe +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Harebell, Rosebay Willowherb +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Harebell, Rosebay Willowherb +13 more · last seen 2025

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

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
West Harling Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Thetford Architecture TrailWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Wretham Heath White RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional 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
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Named routeRef 13Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harling Woods Single TrackMountain bike route
Named route
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

Wildlife to spot

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Chestnut Grove (plantation)

📷 Wikipedia · Chestnut Grove (plantation) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Thorpe Harling Medieval SettlementHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Melford CommonUrban park4.8 km→🌱Upper Melford CommonUrban park4.8 km→🌱The Willows Open SpaceUrban park4.3 km→✦Melford BridgeHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Lower Melford CommonUrban park4.7 km→

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