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Moor's Common

8 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome8 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Scarce Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +211 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Dandelion +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Cyperus Sedge, Creeping Buttercup +110 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy, Cyperus Sedge, Creeping Buttercup +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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
Leziate CircularWalking route4.8 km

A peaceful route passes between the sleepy villages of Leziate and Ashwicken.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gayton Thorpe Common: aerial 2015

Gayton Thorpe Common: aerial 2015

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