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Woodland plantation near Haroldsbridge

2 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeWater
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route97 m
Named routeRef 1Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Elbow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 525 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 525 mPath type: bridleway
Elbow Bankbyway open to all traffic · 881 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 881 mPath type: bridleway
Pulleys Lanebyway open to all traffic · 864 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 864 mPath type: bridleway
Pulleys Lanebyway open to all traffic · 708 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 708 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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