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Spong Carr

6 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.58621, 1.52795

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Cormorant
  • 🥾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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Rook +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Rook +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Hogweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Hogweed · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 1Walking route2.5 km

Buckenham to Brundall

Named routeLength 2.5 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 2Walking route4.7 km

Cantley

Named routeLength 4.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wherry Lines Walk 3Walking route6 km

Cantley to Lingwood

Named routeLength 6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 11.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 31Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spong Road, Limpenhoe

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spong Road, Limpenhoe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Langley AbbeyHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Lingwood Village GreenUrban park5 km→⛪St Botolph's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→🐄Pettitts Animal Adventure ParkVisitor farm4 km→✦St Edmund's Church (ruins of)Historic site800 m→

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