Town Plantation - Woodland plantation
6 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.80905, 0.66083
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
- 🐕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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km▾
This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km▾
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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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Wildlife to spot
4,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,621 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Goldfinch · Greenfinch · Robin · Great Tit +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Brown Hare · Red Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
22-spot Ladybird · Iassus lanio · Summer Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Iassus lanioIassus lanio
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Tutsan · Daisy · Elder · Dog-rose · Ivy +13
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- IvyHedera helix
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,621 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Goldfinch · Greenfinch · Robin · Great Tit +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Brown Hare · Red Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
22-spot Ladybird · Iassus lanio · Summer Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Iassus lanioIassus lanio
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Tutsan · Daisy · Elder · Dog-rose · Ivy +13
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- IvyHedera helix
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Herb-Robert
Herb-Robert
Geranium robertianum
Geranium robertianum
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPink-sorrelOxalis articulataPink-sorrelOxalis articulataWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaEvents & activities nearby
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