Wood Farm Walks

Wood Farm Walks provides 3.5km of grass margins set within 50 acres of private farmland in rural south Norfolk. Accessed from a minor lane the land is entirely surrounded by hedges and ditches away from the public highway providing a private peaceful setting for exclusive use recreation and green exercise. This land has not been open for public access before.

In this area there are limited public footpaths and very few large outdoor spaces for families to walk and which provide a place to exercise away from roads and traffic. We hope to provide this, as well as a safe space where anyone self conscious can exercise in private.

This area of the farm is bordered by Groundsel Wood, an ancient woodland which during the spring brims with English bluebells, native snowdrops, wood anemones and aconites and has a gentle southward sloping terrain with views towards Wymondham Abbey. Many of the ditches contain wild primroses and we further enhance the local habitat by providing an area of wild bird cover between the two paths. In time we aim to plant more hedges and trees.

The landscape of the farm changes throughout the seasons. Typically the fields are used to grow spring (malting barley) sugarbeet and vining peas, but some corners and areas have been left fallow for conservation and habitat.

The site also provides an ideal location for many hobbies:

*Wildlife photography   *Quiet dog walks   *Cross country running   *Nature trails   *Yogo   *Painting & drawing   *Picnics   *Bird watching

The privacy helps provide quiet habitat for a wide range of wildlife and birds which visitors will be able to enjoy.

The grass margins will be maintained at differing heights to provide a range of habitats for ground nesting birds and other wild animals. At some times of year the fields will have winter cover crops which will be grazed by sheep and often your will see cattle grazing on an adjacent field. For these reasons we insist dogs are kept on leads.