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Joe's Plantation

6 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.56370, 0.49400

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Water-lily, Perfoliate Pondweed, Frogbit +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow Water-lily, Perfoliate Pondweed, Frogbit +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Blackthorn

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Scarce Chaser, Banded Demoiselle +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Scarce Chaser, Banded Demoiselle +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Boughton Fen Wildlife WalkWalking route
Named route
Parkland Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route4.5 km

Circular walk through the Oxburgh parkland on grassed and uneven paths.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
River Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route2 km

Only open in summer. Short walk on uneven grass paths. https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/oxburgh-estate-national-trust/access-guides/oxburgh-estate-hall

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Woodland Walk, Oxburgh EstateWalking route2.5 km

Circular walk through the woodland at Oxburgh Estate on relatively flat carstone paths. https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/oxburgh-estate-national-trust/access-guides/oxburgh-estate-hall

Named routeLength 2.5 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Brecks Cycling Discovery RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route25 m
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Limehouse Droverestricted byway · 222 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 222 mPath type: track
School Lanerestricted byway · 220 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 220 mPath type: unclassified
Farhill Droverestricted byway · 442 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 442 mPath type: track
Limehouse Droverestricted byway · 412 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 412 mPath type: track
River Droverestricted byway · 358 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 358 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by Limehouse Plantation

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field by Limehouse Plantation

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✦Site of St Mary's AbbeyHistoric site3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds800 m→⛪Stoke Ferry Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→🐄Cherry Treee FarmVisitor farm3 km→

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