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Spring Wood

✦ Ancient woodland34 ha

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

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

52.47594, 1.30782

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Great Tit
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Fleabane, Black-grass, Agrimony +179 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bulrush, Evergreen Oak, Walnut +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Wheat Stem Borer, Hairy Knucklehorn, Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly +55 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Wheat Stem Borer, Hairy Knucklehorn, Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly +55 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route
Pulham Market Workhouse WalkWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Workhouse Lanepublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: track
Workhouse Lanepublic footpath · 74 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route194 m
Named routeRef 30Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route6.8 km
Named routeRef 30Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spring Wood from the old military roadway

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

Spring Wood from the old military roadway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Darrow Wood (National Trust)Urban park2.7 km→⚽ChapelfieldPlaying field4.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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