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Marham Fen

54 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

52.67132, 0.54806

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Limnephilus lunatus +168 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Limnephilus lunatus +168 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Least Duckweed, Devil's-bit Scabious +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Least Duckweed, Devil's-bit Scabious +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Calamint, Guelder-rose, Conocephalum conicum

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
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
The Warren Trail CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wet glade in Marham Fen

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wet glade in Marham Fen

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NARFORD HALLHistoric site4.7 km→✦Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site2.4 km→✦Devil's Dyke, Beechamwell and Barton Bendish. Section 1km in length West of Smeeth WoodHistoric site3.6 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site5 km→⛪St Margarets ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪Marham Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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