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The Wilderness

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

52.70097, 1.27602

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 159m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, House Sparrow +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, House Sparrow +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Culiseta annulata +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Olympic Torch Relay (Norwich)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Costessey CircularWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal 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

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Purple PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef PurpleRound tripLocal cycle route
Blue PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal 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
Yellow PedalwayCycling route
Named routeRef YellowPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gated access to The Wilderness

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gated access to The Wilderness

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🏞️CATTON PARKCountry park4.9 km→🐄Hillside Animal SanctuaryVisitor farm3.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.4 km→✦CATTON HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Stirling Road ParkUrban park4 km→🌱The QuadUrban park4.8 km→

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