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Wash Pit Plantation

1 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.54929, 0.40436

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Reed Bunting and Reed Warbler
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Disc-miner, Curved Birch Mining Sawfly, Parent Bug +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Disc-miner, Curved Birch Mining Sawfly, Parent Bug +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fen Rivers Way (Ely to King's Lynn)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Downham Market Ring CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route868 m
Named routeRef 11Length 868 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanerestricted byway · 348 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 348 mPath type: unclassified
Sandy Lanerestricted byway · 550 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 550 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fence around Wood Hall

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fence around Wood Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ryston EstateUrban park3.8 km→✦Site of St Mary's AbbeyHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Sluice CommonUrban park4.7 km→✦Roman farmstead and adjacent enclosures 300m east of Rose Hill FarmHistoric site1.2 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Moated site and associated earthworks 270m north east of Millers FarmHistoric site1.4 km→

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