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Scotchwood Hills

6 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.70392, 1.13866

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Kestrel, Egyptian Goose +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Kestrel, Egyptian Goose +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Platycheirus albimanus +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Platycheirus albimanus +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Trifolium incarnatum · last seen 2025; Plants — Trifolium incarnatum · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Winch's WayWalking route
Named route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Costessey CircularWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route353 m
Named routeRef 1Length 353 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route843 m
Named routeRef 1Length 843 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Fakenham Roadbridleway · 30 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 30 mPath type: track
Old Fakenham Roadbridleway · 3 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 3 mPath type: track
Old Fakenham Roadbridleway · 47 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marl Hill Road

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marl Hill Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Taverham ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Great Witchingham Village Hall ParkUrban park3.1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site2 km→🌱Swannington CommonUrban park2.9 km→✦Round barrow N of Sandy LaneHistoric site3.3 km→

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