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Wild Ken Hill

Free admission♿ Wheelchair: limited

Wild Ken Hill — regenerative agriculture project in Norfolk, England.

Wild Ken Hill, wildlife reserves in Norfolk

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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
Parish
Heacham
Postcode
PE31 7PQ
Parliamentary constituency
North West Norfolk
Established
2019

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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.