Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Wild Ken Hill
Wild Ken Hill — regenerative agriculture project in Norfolk, England.

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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
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wild Ken Hill is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "regenerative agriculture project in Norfolk, England". Coordinates: 52.8933°, 0.4970°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Wash SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
- Ramsar wetland: The Wash
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wild Ken Hill is a rewilding and regenerative agriculture project located in west Norfolk, England, at the edge of The Wash.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
torc from Ken Hill]] The name Ken Hill probably derives from a chieftain or landowner with the Anglo-Saxon name Cena. The site has been inhabited from ancient times, with hoards including gold torcs, ingot rings, coins, bracelets and scrap metal from the last two centuries BC being found by archaeologists at Ken Hill. The farm has been owned by the Buscall family since the 1870s.
Description
Wild Ken Hill is a lowland farm with some grassland, meadow, heathland and shrub. In the middle of the farm, arable farming and intensive grazing have been replaced with low density herbivores (Red Poll cattle, Tamworth pigs, Exmoor ponies). Woodland thinning encourages wood pasture. European beavers have been reintroduced within an enclosure. The farm also manages freshwater marsh, river valleys and woodland in a traditional manner in the west of the farm. The eastern part of the farm is used for regenerative agriculture, where "we aim to repair soil health to sequester carbon and boost biodiversity, whilst also delivering good, sustainable yields with minimal use of chemical inputs."
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.8933, 0.4970
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Parish
- Heacham
- Postcode
- PE31 7PQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Established
- 2019
Sources
- wikidata: Q110903950 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wild Ken Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wild Ken Hill?
- Wild Ken Hill is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode PE31 7PQ), in the parish of Heacham.
- When was Wild Ken Hill built?
- Built or established in 2019.
- Who owns Wild Ken Hill?
- Wild Ken Hill is owned by Buscall family.
- Is Wild Ken Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Wild Ken Hill is part of the The Wash SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Wild Ken Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Wild Ken Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wild Ken Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE31 7PQ. It sits within the North West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.