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Church Wood - Conifer woodland

125 ha

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome125 ha

Getting here

52.66850, 0.48029

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Hiking

2 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney Abbey

Free

Family friendly

short easy loop

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Narborough Circular WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
West WinchCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Warren Roadrestricted byway · 5 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 5 mPath type: unclassified
Warren Roadrestricted byway · 537 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 537 mPath type: unclassified
Warren Roadrestricted byway · 13 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 13 mPath type: unclassified
Petticoat Lanebridleway · 284 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 284 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Petticoat Lanebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface wood;wire_meshPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest Walk at Shouldham warren

📷 Elliott Simpson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest Walk at Shouldham warren

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STRADSETT HALLHistoric site4.8 km→🐄Watatunga Wildlife ReserveVisitor farm4.7 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site1.9 km→✦Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site2.7 km→✦Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosuresHistoric site3.3 km→✦Marham AbbeyHistoric site3 km→

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