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Ferretshill Plantation

6 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.72412, 0.48154

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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
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Little Owl, Rook +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Little Owl, Rook +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +85 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cleavers, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +85 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
King’s Lynn Historic Town WalkWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Leziate CircularWalking route4.8 km

A peaceful route passes between the sleepy villages of Leziate and Ashwicken.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West WinchCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
FairsteadCycling route
Named routeRef PinkLocal cycle route
North Lynn ↔ Marsh Lane ↔ SpringwoodCycling route
Named routeRef NLLocal 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
Parkway Neighbourhood RouteCycling route
Named routeRef GoldLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tower Lanebridleway · 758 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 758 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old disused sluice in Ferretshill Plantation

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old disused sluice in Ferretshill Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parkway ParkUrban park5 km→✦Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton CastleHistoric site900 m→🌱Bawsey Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate DroveHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Swallowfield Road ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosuresHistoric site4.9 km→

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