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Hellesdon Recreation Ground

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

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.66407, 1.25898

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large Red Damselfly +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large Red Damselfly +120 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bee Orchid, Common Broomrape +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bee Orchid, Common Broomrape +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 1Walking route3 km

Norwich

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Woodland Closepublic footpath · 34 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Berkley Closepublic footpath · 55 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

100 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Hellesdon Recreation Ground

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

Hellesdon Recreation Ground

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🌱Earlham ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Sloughbottom ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Chapelfield GardensUrban park4.5 km→✦Earlham ParkHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Eaton ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Eaton ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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