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The Brecks

182 ha

📷 Ben Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome182 ha

Getting here

52.46258, 0.70257

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

4 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 18.8 km; Named hiking route nearby: St Helen's Orange Walk

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sulphur Beetle, Jet Ant, Common Ground-hopper +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sulphur Beetle, Jet Ant, Common Ground-hopper +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Santon Downham CircularWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Thetford Architecture TrailWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Fir Trail (5km route)Walking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shepherd Cycling TrailCycling route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal cycle route
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lime Burner TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Beater TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Poacher TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Santon Streetrestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Santon Streetrestricted byway · 367 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 367 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Santon Streetrestricted byway · 334 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 334 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Santon Streetrestricted byway · 465 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 465 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Santon Streetrestricted byway · 683 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 683 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest clearing

📷 Ben Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest clearing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves PlantationHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Two Mile Bottom Picnic AreaUrban park1.3 km→✦MoatHistoric site1.5 km→✦Santon moated site and associated medieval settlementHistoric site1.5 km→✦The earthworks and buried remains of the western boundary banks of Thetford Warren, including linked trapping banks and enclosures, along with an associated warrener's house known as Reed Fen LodgeHistoric site3 km→✦Downham High WarrenHistoric site4.7 km→

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