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Grove Meadow Plantation

3 ha

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.46501, 1.39346

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Great Crested Grebe +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Great Crested Grebe +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Microlestes minutulus, Cartodere nodifer +257 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Microlestes minutulus, Cartodere nodifer +257 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Alder, Hawthorn +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Alder, Hawthorn +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route

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Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Waveney Valley Walks - HarlestonWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeRef 30Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Whitehouse Lanerestricted byway · 2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 2 kmSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees on edge of field, near Dog Kennel Lane, Earsham

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees on edge of field, near Dog Kennel Lane, Earsham

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✦J. B. Scott's Pastiche (1839)Historic site3 km→✦Bungay CastleHistoric site3.1 km→✦Bungay CastleHistoric site3.1 km→✦Castle HillsHistoric site3.1 km→🦉BROOME HEATHNature reserve4.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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