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Twenty Acre Plantation

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 13

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Basil Thyme, Dark Mullein, Lady's Bedstraw +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Basil Thyme, Dark Mullein, Lady's Bedstraw +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 2 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

West Harling Circular WalkWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Long Riverside TrailWalking route2.5 km

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Woodland TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal 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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Harling Woods Single TrackMountain 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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Bridgham Lanerestricted byway · 500 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 500 mSurface sandPath type: track

Bridgham Lanerestricted byway · 10 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 10 mSurface sandPath type: track

Bridgham Lanerestricted byway · 164 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 164 mSurface sandPath type: track

Bridgham Lanerestricted byway · 25 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 25 mSurface sandPath type: track

Bridgham Lanerestricted byway · 5 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 5 mSurface sandPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

10,865 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,865 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +66

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
CuckooCuculus canorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
MerlinFalco columbarius
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwiftApus apus2024

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Mammals7 species

autumn

2025

Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule +2

Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects70 species

summerautumn

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Small Heath · Common Blue +65

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2024
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2024
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024
Small Black AntLasius niger2024
Hoplomachus thunbergiiHoplomachus thunbergii
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Pantaloon BeeDasypoda hirtipes2024
Brassy Long-hornNemophora metallica2024
Large Shaggy BeePanurgus banksianus2024
Devil's Coach-horseOcypus olens2024
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2024
Clover Leaf WeevilHypera postica2024
Amblytylus nasutusAmblytylus nasutus2024
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
AphrodesAphrodes2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Monoceros BeetleNotoxus monoceros2024
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2024
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2024
Platynaspis luteorubraPlatynaspis luteorubra2024
Neophilaenus campestrisNeophilaenus campestris2024
TrapezonotusTrapezonotus2024
MacrostelesMacrosteles2024
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2024
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024

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Plants13 species

springsummer

2026

Basil Thyme · Dark Mullein · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Stork's-bill · Little Mouse-ear +8

Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2024
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Blue FescueFestuca longifolia2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. ochroleucaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. ochroleuca2024
Fine-leaved SandwortSabulina tenuifolia2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,865 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +66

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
CuckooCuculus canorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
MerlinFalco columbarius
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2025

Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule +2

Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects70 species

summerautumn

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Small Heath · Common Blue +65

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2024
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2024
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2024
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024
Small Black AntLasius niger2024
Hoplomachus thunbergiiHoplomachus thunbergii
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Pantaloon BeeDasypoda hirtipes2024
Brassy Long-hornNemophora metallica2024
Large Shaggy BeePanurgus banksianus2024
Devil's Coach-horseOcypus olens2024
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2024
Clover Leaf WeevilHypera postica2024
Amblytylus nasutusAmblytylus nasutus2024
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
AphrodesAphrodes2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Monoceros BeetleNotoxus monoceros2024
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2024
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2024
Platynaspis luteorubraPlatynaspis luteorubra2024
Neophilaenus campestrisNeophilaenus campestris2024
TrapezonotusTrapezonotus2024
MacrostelesMacrosteles2024
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2024
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024

🌿

Plants13 species

springsummer

2026

Basil Thyme · Dark Mullein · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Stork's-bill · Little Mouse-ear +8

Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum2024
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Blue FescueFestuca longifolia2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. ochroleucaDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. ochroleuca2024
Fine-leaved SandwortSabulina tenuifolia2024