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Ringer's Wood

41 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

52.74682, 0.73313

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Lady's Bedstraw · last seen 2025; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km

Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

East Lexham Circular WalkWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 08Walking route

Named routeRef LW08Local walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 09Walking route

Named routeRef LW09Local walking route

Castle Acre Circular (Short)Walking route1.5 km

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route

Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

23,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +22

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Brown Rat · House Mouse

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
House MouseMus musculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,034 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +22

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Brown Rat · House Mouse

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
House MouseMus musculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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