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Mossy Bottom

17 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.38975, 0.61035

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Jay, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Jay, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath +34 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Military Orchid, Climbing Corydalis, Common Stork's-bill +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Military Orchid, Climbing Corydalis, Common Stork's-bill +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Fir Trail (5km route)Walking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
The Gruffalo Spotters TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Great Barrow WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 104 mi
Fir TrailWalking route12 km
Named routeLength 12 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shepherd Cycling TrailCycling route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal cycle route
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lime Burner TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Beater TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
Poacher TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shakers Roadbridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mPath type: track
Shakers Roadbridleway · 186 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 186 mPath type: track
Shakers Roadbridleway · 960 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 960 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Shakers' Roadbridleway · 527 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 527 mSurface sandPath type: track
Shakers Roadbridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mossy Bottom

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪St Denis's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Bowl barrow 700m north west of High LodgeHistoric site2.3 km→

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