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Brandon Plantation - Conifer woodland

31 ha

📷 Simon Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

52.33803, 0.67349

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

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

Picnic Area nr B1106, Thetford Forest

📷 Simon Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Picnic Area nr B1106, Thetford Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West Stow Country ParkUrban park4 km→🏞️WEST STOWCountry park4 km→✦CULFORD PARKHistoric site4.3 km→✦Roman villa SW of Weatherhill FarmHistoric site4.6 km→🌱King's Picnic PlaceUrban park600 m→✦West Stow Anglo Saxon VillageHistoric site3.9 km→

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