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Norton Plantation

3 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.52973, 1.54211

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Pouting Woodlouse-fly, Common Darter +351 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Pouting Woodlouse-fly, Common Darter +351 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterbur, Snowdrop · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterbur, Snowdrop · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 4Walking route4 km

Reedham

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 5Walking route9 km

Haddiscoe

Named routeLength 9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Langley with Hardley CircularWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Chedgrave CircularWalking route7.3 km
Named routeLength 7.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m
Named routeRef 1Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5.7 km
Named routeRef 31Length 5.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Norton Plantation viewed from Church Road

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Norton Plantation viewed from Church Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦RAVENINGHAM HALLHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Raveningham GardensUrban park1.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→🌱Pyes MillUrban park3.8 km→🐄Pettitts Animal Adventure ParkVisitor farm4.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→

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