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Ling Plantation

19 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.76788, 0.92427

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Cherry Slugworm +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Cherry Slugworm +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Male-fern, Ground-ivy, Himalayan Balsam +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Male-fern, Ground-ivy, Himalayan Balsam +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route
Named routeRef LW09Local walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route
Named routeRef LW10Local 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
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gateley: The Ling Plantation

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gateley: The Ling Plantation

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🌱Brisley Amenity LandUrban park2.7 km→✦ELMHAM HOUSEHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Brisley Green - Open Access LandUrban park2.2 km→✦SENNOWE HALLHistoric site2.9 km→✦Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedralHistoric site2 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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