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Frizzleton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Nigel Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.84362, 0.67201

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Tawny Owl +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Tawny Owl +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Diploicia canescens, Common Orange Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +59 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Diploicia canescens, Common Orange Lichen, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +59 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Capillary Thread-moss, Green Yoke-moss +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Painted Lady +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Painted Lady +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal 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

Track along north western edge of Frizzleton Wood

📷 Nigel Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track along north western edge of Frizzleton Wood

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✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site2.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.2 km→✦Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield HouseHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Lovat Scouts' First World War training trenches, DockingHistoric site3.8 km→

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