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Hales Hall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.50893, 1.47393

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Honeysuckle, Wood Avens +75 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Large White, Field Grasshopper +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large White, Field Grasshopper +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
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
Beccles and Geldeston circular walkWalking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 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
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 31Regional 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 route472 m
Named routeRef 30Length 472 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

Track into Hales Hall Wood

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into Hales Hall Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦RAVENINGHAM HALLHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Raveningham GardensUrban park4 km→🦉BROOME HEATHNature reserve4.5 km→✦Broome BeaconHistoric site4.3 km→✦Earthwork on Broome HeathHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Pyes MillUrban park3.4 km→

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