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Cranwich Heath - Conifer woodland

20 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.50670, 0.60355

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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

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Little Ouse PathWalking route9 km
Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
St Helen's Orange WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weeting Village WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The BrecksWalking route
Named route
Lynford Stag WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (30)Regional 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
N/ACycling route542 m
Named routeRef 30Length 542 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route869 m
Named routeRef 30Length 869 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Minor road across Cranwich Heath

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minor road across Cranwich Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Brown's RestaurantVisitor farm3.6 km→✦Bowl barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 770m north west of Field BarnHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Warren house : Caravan parkUrban park2.3 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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