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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome314 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — White Admiral, Red Admiral, Common Carpet +52 more · last seen 2023; Insects — White Admiral, Red Admiral, Common Carpet +52 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, White Clover +121 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, White Clover +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The BrecksWalking route
Named route
Swaefas WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blue PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route
Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route
Brecks Cycling Discovery RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

26 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fincham Drovebridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmPath type: track
Fincham Drovebridleway · 641 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 641 mPath type: track
Shouldham Lanerestricted byway · 1.6 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.6 kmSurface groundPath type: track
Fincham Drovebridleway · 492 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 492 mPath type: track
Fincham Drovebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: track

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