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Ranworth Marshes

78 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome78 ha

Getting here

52.68348, 1.49680

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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 on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Cormorant +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Gypsywort, Purple-loosestrife +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Gypsywort, Purple-loosestrife +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Acle CircularWalking route7.2 km

Weavers’ Way - Walk 10

Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bittern Line Walk 2Walking route5.6 km

Salhouse

Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Rivers WayCycling route
Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km
Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Common Lanebridleway · 237 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 237 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Farm Lanebridleway · 204 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 204 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Ranworth Marshes

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Ranworth Marshes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bakers Arms GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Fairhaven Woodland and Water GardenUrban park1.5 km→✦St Benet's AbbeyHistoric site1.8 km→✦Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage MillHistoric site1.7 km→⛪St Helen's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪St Catherines ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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