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River Plantation - Conifer woodland

5 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.62701, 1.15188

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Countryside TrailWalking route

Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m

Named route
Costessey CircularWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Yare Valley WalkWalking route9.7 km
Named routeLength 9.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Green PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef GreenPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road past Bow Hill, Marlingford

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road past Bow Hill, Marlingford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Norfolk Food HallVisitor farm3.3 km→🌱Hampden View Junior ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Hampden View SquareUrban park3.5 km→🌱'The Castle' parkUrban park4.7 km→🦉BOWTHORPE MARSHNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Hampden View Activity ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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