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Horse Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.73036, 0.84467

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Bee Orchid, Red Campion +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly, Box Sucker +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly, Box Sucker +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Lexham Circular WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Gressenhall/Beetley CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Rudds Driftpublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: track
Rudds Driftpublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: track
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 13Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 13Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route948 m
Named routeRef 13Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 13Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Named routeRef 13Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Horse Wood

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Horse Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brisley Amenity LandUrban park4.3 km→🦉LITCHAM COMMONNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Brisley Green - Open Access LandUrban park4.6 km→🌱Tittleshall (Millennium Green)Urban park3.8 km→✦Deserted village, GodwickHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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