Broom Belt - Woodland plantation
8 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.47218, 0.57802
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Santon Downham CircularWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Little Ouse PathWalking route9 km▾
Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Weeting Village WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The BrecksWalking route▾
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRegional 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
N/ACycling route542 m▾
Named routeRef 30Length 542 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route869 m▾
Named routeRef 30Length 869 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lime Burner TrailMountain bike route▾
Beater TrailMountain bike route▾
Poacher TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
36,782 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,782 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Field Grasshopper · Strophosoma capitatum · Stable Fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Bishop's Mitre
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Strophosoma capitatumStrophosoma capitatum
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Breckland Speedwell · Hairy Bitter-cress · Mezereon · Common Toadflax · Selfheal +9
- Breckland SpeedwellVeronica praecox
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- MezereonDaphne mezereum
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,782 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Field Grasshopper · Strophosoma capitatum · Stable Fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Bishop's Mitre
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Strophosoma capitatumStrophosoma capitatum
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Breckland Speedwell · Hairy Bitter-cress · Mezereon · Common Toadflax · Selfheal +9
- Breckland SpeedwellVeronica praecox
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- MezereonDaphne mezereum
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Scabious
Field Scabious
Knautia arvensis2025
Knautia arvensis2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Events & activities nearby
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