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Horse Mill Plantation - Grassland

3 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.69223, 1.64354

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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

4 activities

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea PallingWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Mautby Women’s History WalkWalking route5.2 km

A 5 mile walk with panoramic views across farmlands and marsh exploring the home of Margaret Mautby Paston, the ‘captainess’ - matriarch extraordinaire - of the Paston family.

Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Potter Heigham CircularWalking route5.8 km
Named routeLength 5.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km
Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field and woodland

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field and woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Potter Heigham BridgeHistoric site4.7 km→🐄Thrigby Hall Wildlife GardensVisitor farm4.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.4 km→🐄Warty PigsVisitor farm4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→🐄MeercatsVisitor farm4.3 km→

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