King's Picnic Place
Getting here
52.34246, 0.67775
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Pipit, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tree Pipit, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Ground-hopper +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Ground-hopper +18 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Harebell, Kidney Vetch +12 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Harebell, Kidney Vetch +12 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km
long distance footpath 169 km
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km
Lark Valley PathWalking route
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Wildlife to spot
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