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Little Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha
BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yorkshire-fog, Timothy +143 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal 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
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 455 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 455 mPath type: track
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 887 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 887 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Church Farm Lanepublic footpath · 72 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface pavedPath type: track
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef (13)National Cycle Network
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route948 m
Named routeRef 13Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 13Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route459 m
Named routeRef 13Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route172 m
Named routeRef 13Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River and water meadows near Old Carr wood

River and water meadows near Old Carr wood

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