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Long Plantation

6 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome6 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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora soralifera, Melanelixia glabratula, Toniniopsis aromatica +37 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Lecanora soralifera, Melanelixia glabratula, Toniniopsis aromatica +37 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Alexanders, Bulrush, Common Sorrel +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Brimstone +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Brimstone +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Alexanders, Bluebell, Common Feather-moss +270 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Alexanders, Bluebell, Common Feather-moss +270 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Bittern Line Walk 3Walking route6 km

Hoveton and Wroxham

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Briggate/Worstead CircularWalking route5.2 km
Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Ruston Circular WalkWalking route6 km

A varied walk alongside the North Walsham & Dilham canal and through farmland, wet woodland and grazing marshes.

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Honing Lock CircularWalking route3.5 km

A walk through grazing meadows, past a gushing canal lock and along the course of a dis-used railway.

Named routeLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Rivers WayCycling route
Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route
Bure Valley PathCycling route
Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route
Weavers’ WayCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Crop field towards Long Plantation

Crop field towards Long Plantation

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