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Kipton Heath

22 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

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52.78696, 0.71325

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
🐕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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Field Bindweed, Red Goosefoot · last seen 2024; Plants — Field Bindweed, Red Goosefoot · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km

This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Peddars WayWalking route74 km

Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

King's Lynn - Fakenham (proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

4,219 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,219 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springautumn

2025

Shoveler · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon +44

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PintailAnas acuta
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
WigeonMareca penelope
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,219 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springautumn

2025

Shoveler · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon +44

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PintailAnas acuta
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
WigeonMareca penelope
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stacks of logs in Kipton Heath

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🌱The GreenUrban park3.7 km→✦Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of villageHistoric site1.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.2 km→✦Broomsthorpe Deserted Medieval VillageHistoric site4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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