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Valley Plantation

18 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

52.73818, 0.50174

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bird's-foot, Bur Medick, Bee Orchid +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bird's-foot, Bur Medick, Bee Orchid +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pentney and Shouldham Warren via Pentney AbbeyWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Leziate CircularWalking route4.8 km

A peaceful route passes between the sleepy villages of Leziate and Ashwicken.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The Woottons CircularWalking route3 km

This Woottons route has good surfaces throughout and a number of bridges to help visitors through woodland.

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
FairsteadCycling route
Named routeRef PinkLocal cycle route
North LynnCycling route
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
North Lynn ↔ Marsh Lane ↔ SpringwoodCycling route
Named routeRef NLLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Swaffham Belt PathCycling route
Named routeRef SilverLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bullock grazing on conservation land

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bullock grazing on conservation land

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate DroveHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Bawsey Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton CastleHistoric site2.2 km→✦Well Hall Roman settlementHistoric site4 km→✦Site of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site1.5 km→✦Site of Leziate ChurchHistoric site1.5 km→

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