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4 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.63443, 0.45394

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bee Orchid, Common Twayblade +18 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bee Orchid, Common Twayblade +18 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scarce Chaser, Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scarce Chaser, Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae +8 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Downham Market Ring CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shouldham Thorpe: Crop and Carter's Wood beyond

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shouldham Thorpe: Crop and Carter's Wood beyond

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STRADSETT HALLHistoric site800 m→✦Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🐄Church Farm Rare Breeds CentreVisitor farm3.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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