✦ Historic site

Long barrow on Harpley Common, 650m ESE of Cross's Grave

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Nigel Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.79320, 0.68202

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Historic site

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Wildlife

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Ancient woodland

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km▾

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km▾

This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾

Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route▾

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km▾

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

5,430 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,430 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds39 species recorded

Shoveler · Pintail · Jackdaw

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Mammals3 species recorded

Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat

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Insects1 species recorded

7-spot Ladybird

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Plants5 species recorded

Pink-sorrel · White Campion · Common Vetch

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,430 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds39 species recorded

Shoveler · Pintail · Jackdaw

🦌

Mammals3 species recorded

Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat

🐝

Insects1 species recorded

7-spot Ladybird

🌿

Plants5 species recorded

Pink-sorrel · White Campion · Common Vetch

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Nigel Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Harpley Common from Cross's Grave crossroads

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Photos

📷 Nigel Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Harpley Common from Cross's Grave crossroads

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site4.5 km→✦Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of villageHistoric site2.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→