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Cushion's Common Plantation

12 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.72547, 1.20243

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Yellowhammer, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Yellowhammer, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Pedunculate Oak, Dandelion +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Branched Bur-reed, Common Valerian, Lesser Water-parsnip +113 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Branched Bur-reed, Common Valerian, Lesser Water-parsnip +113 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cawston CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ten Towers TrailWalking route15 km
Named routeLength 15 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Marriott's WayCycling route
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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

Photos

Cereal crop towards Cushion's Common Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cereal crop towards Cushion's Common Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Taverham ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Broadland Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦Round barrow N of Sandy LaneHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Swannington CommonUrban park2.9 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Brandiston CommonUrban park4.1 km→

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