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Hevingham Lake

15 ha

📷 Steve Rigg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.75110, 1.22970

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Kestrel +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Kestrel +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Silver-studded Blue, Bog Bush-cricket, Common Darter +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Petty Whin, Ragged-Robin, Lesser Spearwort +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Petty Whin, Ragged-Robin, Lesser Spearwort +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cawston CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Aylsham Town CircularWalking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Aylsham WorkhouseWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bure Valley Short LoopWalking route1 km
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Cycle Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Marriott's WayCycling route
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Bure Valley PathCycling route
Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hevingham Lake

📷 Steve Rigg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman settlement at BramptonHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Greenlanes Community GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Greenlanes Community GardenUrban park4.9 km→✦The Dueling StoneHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Broadland Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🐄Redwings AylshamVisitor farm3.8 km→

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