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Knettishall Heath
Recomendado por 24 habitantes locales
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Annetta
July 29, 2021
Narure reserve and wild swimming.
Giles & Rosie
August 11, 2020
Very busy on a hot day but a great place for river swimming
Suzi
January 2, 2020
Well defined paths, car parks, WC. Lovely walks for all levels of fitness
Katherine
November 23, 2016
Beautiful forest walks just a cycle ride or short drive away from us. No cafe, but toilets and picnic opportunities. There is also a popular wild swimming spot at the main car park.
Victoria
December 29, 2021
Breckland is one of the UK’s biodiversity hotspots and the designation of much of Knettishall Heath as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) reflects this. Despite its name, Knettishall Heath is in fact a diverse mosaic of habitats with woodland and riverside meadows, as well as large areas of heath. It extends to over 430 acres. The open landscape created by our Bronze Age ancestors 4,000 years ago had changed very little until the 20th century when forestry and modern farming transformed large parts of The Brecks. Knettishall Heath still retains a sense of what this ancient landscape must have looked like in the past. The 18th century rabbit warren and the Bronze Age burial mound at Hut Hill are evidence of thousands of years of human occupation, but at the western end of the heath, the ‘patterned ground’ is the product of a much earlier time. At the end of the last ice age, repeated freezing and thawing of the ground created a unique mixing of the sandy soil and the underlying chalk. The unusual vegetation stripes seen here reflect the two soil types and the different plants that grow in each. An absolutely fantastic place to explore with unrivalled opportunity to observe wild ponies, deer, birds and other wildlife in a natural setting. The public car park often hosts coffee and ice creams vans at busy times.
Breckland is one of the UK’s biodiversity hotspots and the designation of much of Knettishall Heath as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) reflects this. Despite its name, Knettishall Heath is in fact a diverse mosaic of habitats with woodland and riverside meadows, as well as large areas o…
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Knettishall, England