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📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

52.85136, 0.98132

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Linnet, Yellowhammer, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Linnet, Yellowhammer, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Platycheirus peltatus agg., Eristalis nemorum, Band-eyed Brown Horsefly +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route
Named routeRef LW10Local walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 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
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route916 m
Named routeRef 1Length 916 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Plantation Lanerestricted byway · 644 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 644 mPath type: track
Plantation Lanebridleway · 25 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 25 mPath type: track
Plantation Lanerestricted byway · 23 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 23 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Private track into Neat's Close

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Private track into Neat's Close

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✦MELTON CONSTABLE HALLHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Home WoodsUrban park3.3 km→🌱Gunthorpe ParkUrban park2.3 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Saint John the BaptistHistoric site2.8 km→🐄Martins FarmVisitor farm4 km→

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