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Foxhill Plantation

6 ha

📷 Robert Walden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.79799, 0.59806

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, European Tarnished Plant Bug, Melinopterus prodromus +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, European Tarnished Plant Bug, Melinopterus prodromus +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Elder, Basil Thyme

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Black Horehound, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Blackthorn, Black Horehound, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Sandringham Explorer LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former Lynn-Fakenham Railway Line

📷 Robert Walden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former Lynn-Fakenham Railway Line

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site4.4 km→✦Medieval settlement around Anmer HallHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley CommonHistoric site3 km→✦Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow HallHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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