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Gravelpit Plantation

17 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.68552, 1.14443

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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

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Winch's WayWalking route
Named route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Countryside TrailWalking route

Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m

Named route
Costessey CircularWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Green PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef GreenPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 1Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route52 m
Named routeLength 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route353 m
Named routeRef 1Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church Hill Plantation with hoar frost in the hedges

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church Hill Plantation with hoar frost in the hedges

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Taverham ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱'The Castle' parkUrban park3.6 km→🐄Norfolk Food HallVisitor farm4.6 km→🌱Great Witchingham Village Hall ParkUrban park5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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