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Spring Grove

7 ha

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

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.73354, 1.27435

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Jay, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Jay, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Rowan, Common Nettle +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Acupalpus dubius, Birch Catkin Bug, Pterostichus niger +134 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Acupalpus dubius, Birch Catkin Bug, Pterostichus niger +134 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Heather, Wood-sorrel +323 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Heather, Wood-sorrel +323 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Aylsham Town CircularWalking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Oxnead CircularWalking route2.5 km

Oxnead: Visual Vistas / A circular 2.5 mile walk through magical broadland countryside and beside a beautiful stretch of the River Bure, where kingfishers and barn owls can be seen.

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
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Cycling

7 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
Bure Valley PathCycling route
Named routeRef BVPLocal cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route717 m
Named routeRef 1Length 717 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parish Road, Stratton Strawless

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

Parish Road, Stratton Strawless

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✦Roman settlement at BramptonHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Broadland Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→

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