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3 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.59645, 1.20883

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 145m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rook +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rook +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Primrose, Enchanter's-nightshade, Man Orchid +141 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Primrose, Enchanter's-nightshade, Man Orchid +141 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bristly Oxtongue, Hazel +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Platynaspis luteorubra, Banded General +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Platynaspis luteorubra, Banded General +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Kett's Country WalkWalking route18 km

Wymondham to Norwich

Named routeLength 18 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Tas Valley WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Attleborough

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageWalking route11 km
Named routeLength 11 kmLocal walking route
Green TrailWalking route1.7 km
Named routeLength 1.7 kmRound tripUea active campus
🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Orange PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef OrangeRound tripLocal cycle route
Edith Cavell PilgrimageCycling route22.5 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 22.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Pink PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PinkPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Suckling Lanebyway open to all traffic · 874 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 874 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The A11 Hethersett Bypass

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The A11 Hethersett Bypass

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