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Oldbroom Plantation

10 ha

WildlifeBirdsDogs

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly, Red-legged Shieldbug +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly, Red-legged Shieldbug +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lark Valley PathWalking route

Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route

St Edmund WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 06Walking route

Named routeRef LW06Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route725 m

Named routeRef 13Length 725 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route834 m

Named routeRef 13Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route548 m

Named routeRef 13Length 548 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route576 m

Named routeRef 13Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

60,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

60,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +49

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +49

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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