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Gibbethill Plantation

23 ha

📷 Zorba the Geek · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.73905, 1.00785

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Eristalis intricaria · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hoe via Hoe Rough Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Platinum Jubilee Trails - The Wendling WayWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route
Named routeRef LW10Local walking route
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 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
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 1Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Zorba the Geek · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford HallHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedralHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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