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Lamb's Common

42 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

52.72559, 0.56234

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Narborough Circular WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
West Acre CircularWalking route2.8 km
Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Leziate CircularWalking route4.8 km

A peaceful route passes between the sleepy villages of Leziate and Ashwicken.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Straw stack near Walton Common, Norfolk

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Straw stack near Walton Common, Norfolk

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval settlement remains east of Walton CommonHistoric site1.3 km→✦Well Hall Roman settlementHistoric site3.3 km→✦Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate DroveHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Site of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site4.5 km→✦Site of Leziate ChurchHistoric site4.5 km→

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