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Cooksey's Plantation - Conifer woodland

10 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.37322, 0.60100

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Thetford Cycle Loop

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
The Great Barrow WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 104 mi
Firecrest TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Warrener's World TrailWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shepherd Cycling TrailCycling route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal cycle route
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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lime Burner TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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
Poacher TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shakers' Roadbridleway · 888 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 888 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Partition Belt, Elveden Estate

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Partition Belt, Elveden Estate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hurst Fen Neolithic siteHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Church of St Peter and St LaurenceReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Bowl barrow 700m north west of High LodgeHistoric site2.1 km→✦Bowl barrow known as How Hill, east of Heronfield BeltHistoric site2.3 km→

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