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The Foal Ground

📷 Wikipedia · Foal Eagle · CC BY-SA 3.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.67424, 0.12771

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Horse-chestnut +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Horse-chestnut +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +40 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +40 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
The Stillpublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: track
The Stillpublic footpath · 184 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 184 mPath type: service
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route379 m
Named routeRef 63Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route392 m
Named routeRef 63Length 392 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 63Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Wikipedia · Foal Eagle · CC BY-SA 3.0

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