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Sheepwalk Plantation

6 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.72881, 1.11743

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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 462m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Platycheirus albimanus, Epistrophe eligans +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Platycheirus albimanus, Epistrophe eligans +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two StationsWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cawston CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ten Towers TrailWalking route15 km
Named routeLength 15 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Marriott's WayCycling route
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Salle Cycle LoopCycling route11.3 km
Named routeLength 11.3 kmLocal cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cereal crop towards Sheepwalk Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cereal crop towards Sheepwalk Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦All Saints' ChurchHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Great Witchingham Village Hall ParkUrban park900 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⚽Stimpson's PiecePlaying field4.4 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site2.5 km→

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