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Mow Fen

29 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

52.66829, 0.46428

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodcock, Cuckoo, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodcock, Cuckoo, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Notiophilus biguttatus, Hairy Shieldbug, Small White +252 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Notiophilus biguttatus, Hairy Shieldbug, Small White +252 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Variable-leaved Crestwort +178 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Variable-leaved Crestwort +178 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Raspberry Bryum, Two-horned Pincerwort +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
West WinchCycling route
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 11Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route384 m
Named routeRef 11Length 384 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mow Fen from Fen Drove

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mow Fen from Fen Drove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STRADSETT HALLHistoric site4.5 km→🐄Watatunga Wildlife ReserveVisitor farm3.6 km→🌱Angel Field (Millennium Green)Urban park4.9 km→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site2.2 km→✦Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosuresHistoric site2.5 km→✦Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey FarmHistoric site3.7 km→

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