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Shoe Plantation

10 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.33178, 0.76521

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Volucella bombylans, Cantharis rustica, Black-tailed Skimmer +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella bombylans, Cantharis rustica, Black-tailed Skimmer +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 06Walking route
Named routeRef LW06Local walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route834 m
Named routeRef 13Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 13Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route760 m
Named routeRef 13Length 760 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black Hill, Troston

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black Hill, Troston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Church of St EdmundReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Ringwork in Burnthall PlantationHistoric site3.4 km→✦Troston MountHistoric site1.2 km→✦Bowl barrow and moot known as Troston MountHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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