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Millhill Plantation

19 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.71965, 1.20172

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Yellowhammer, Herring Gull +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Yellowhammer, Herring Gull +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Dandelion, Blackthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Four-spotted Chaser +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Four-spotted Chaser +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Valerian, Branched Bur-reed, Great Willowherb +112 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Valerian, Branched Bur-reed, Great Willowherb +112 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cawston CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ten Towers TrailWalking route15 km
Named routeLength 15 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Winch's WayWalking route
Named route
Chapel Lanepublic footpath · 171 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 171 mPath type: track
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

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

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 1Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route52 m
Named routeLength 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route353 m
Named routeRef 1Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Southeast towards Millhill Plantation

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southeast towards Millhill Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park5 km→🌱Taverham ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Broadland Country ParkUrban park2 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Round barrow N of Sandy LaneHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Swannington CommonUrban park2.9 km→

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