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Princess Mary's Plantation - Woodland plantation

15 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.38277, 0.69688

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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

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Angles Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Thetford Architecture TrailWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Fir Trail (5km route)Walking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Little Ouse PathWalking route9 km
Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
The Great Barrow WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 104 mi
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shepherd Cycling TrailCycling route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lime Burner TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Beater TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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
Poacher TrailMountain 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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
New Barnham Slipbyway open to all traffic · 2.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.3 kmPath type: track
New Barnham Slipbyway open to all traffic · 216 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 216 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway from Elveden Road

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway from Elveden Road

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Useful places within 5 km

🦉BARNHAM CROSS COMMONNature reserve3.5 km→✦Site of Saxon town: Nuns' Bridges open spaceHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Butten IslandUrban park4.8 km→✦Thetford Cluniac priory including a World War II ‘Blacker Bombard’ spigot mortar emplacementHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park4.5 km→✦Priory of the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre and part of Saxon townHistoric site4.6 km→

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