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39 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome39 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Netted Shield Lichen +46 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Netted Shield Lichen +46 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +42 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Large Garden, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Elder +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tower Mustard, Field Mouse-ear, Purple-stem Cat's-tail +305 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Tower Mustard, Field Mouse-ear, Purple-stem Cat's-tail +305 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
West Harling Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Thetford Architecture TrailWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Long Riverside TrailWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Little Ouse PathWalking route9 km
Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

41 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

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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