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Long Plantation - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 john Wells · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.69140, 1.14755

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🌿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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route

Winch's WayWalking route

Named route

Wensum WayWalking route19 km

Named routeLength 19 kmLocal 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

🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route44 m

Named routeRef 1Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route52 m

Named routeLength 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route353 m

Named routeRef 1Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

16,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Great Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CootFulica atra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Feral Cat · Roe Deer

Feral CatFelis catus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Great Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CootFulica atra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Feral Cat · Roe Deer

Feral CatFelis catus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 john Wells · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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