Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Foxley Wood
Foxley Wood — ancient woodland in the UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Foxley Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "ancient woodland in the UK". Coordinates: 52.7610°, 1.0442°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wensum SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Foxley Wood SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: FOXLEY WOOD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Foxley Wood is a nature reserve in Foxley, Norfolk, England, the largest ancient woodland and coppice in Norfolk. The Norfolk Wildlife Trust, which manages this reserve, bought it in 1998. It is 123 hectares (300 acres) in size. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and a National Nature Reserve.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.7610, 1.0442
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- Bawdeswell
- Postcode
- NR20 4RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Official site
- www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5477205 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Foxley Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Foxley Wood?
- Foxley Wood is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR20 4RX), in the parish of Bawdeswell.
- Is Foxley Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Foxley Wood is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Foxley Wood SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Foxley Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Foxley Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Foxley Wood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR20 4RX. It sits within the Mid Norfolk parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Foxley Wood?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.