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Cradle Plantation

7 ha

📷 Zorba the Geek · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.82857, 1.10278

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Water Mint, Sheep's Sorrel +44 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silver-moss, Male-fern +362 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silver-moss, Male-fern +362 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Holt to Mannington WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cromer Explorer LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Mannington Cycle RouteCycling route18 km
Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Salle Cycle LoopCycling route11.3 km
Named routeLength 11.3 kmLocal cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Workhouse Lanebridleway · 91 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 91 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ploughing in mid-August near Blackwater Plantation

📷 Zorba the Geek · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ploughing in mid-August near Blackwater Plantation

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🌱Heydon ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Heydon GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Briston GreenUrban park3.5 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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