Foxley Wood

PLEASE NOTE: Visitors wishing to visit Foxley Wood during September and October, will need to access the reserve from the North via Themelthorpe, as the road through Foxley village is closed.

Foxley Wood is the largest area of ancient woodland now remaining in Norfolk. Its wide rides, originally created to allow the movement of felled timber, make wonderful paths far into the wood.

The wood is exceptionally rich in flora, with over 250 different species recorded, including herb Paris, early purple orchid, lily of the valley and several uncommon trees.

Since becoming an NWT nature reserve in 1989, management has concentrated on clearing the conifers and promoting the regeneration of hardwoods.

Part of the North Norfolk Woods Living Landscape.

Click here to download the reserve leaflet for points of interest (0.5mb).

Dog Policy:
No dogs.

Post code:

NR20 4QR

Contact Number:

01603 625540

Reserve information and details
What to see at Foxley Wood

Opening times

Season	Opening Days	Opening Hours
Year round	Everyday except Thursday	10am-5pm

Prices

There is no charge for access to this reserve.

Directions and Transport

NWT Foxley Wood is 25km north west of Norwich. Leave Norwich on the A1067 Fakenham road, from which the wood is signposted on the right. Go through Foxley village and the entrance and car park is 2km ahead on the right. Parking is available in several small car parks just inside the nature reserve.

Facts

Type:	ancient woodland and coppice
Size:	123 hectares Hectares
Designation:	SSSI, NNR
Map reference:	OS Landranger 133
Grid reference:	TG 049 229

Did you know?

NWT Foxley Wood was listed in the Domesday Book. In the past it was a hive of economic activity and provided much needed income in this corner of rural Norfolk. Bark was stripped here for use in the tanning industry well into the 19th century.

Facilities

Orientation station, information board and way-marked trails. Reserve leaflet. Woodland products for sale at certain times of the year.

Visitor centre

What to look for:

Spring/summer

bluebell, dog’s mercury, early purple orchid, herb Paris, lily of the valley, meadowsweet, water avens, fleabane, white admiral, purple hairstreak, meadow brown and ringlet butterflies, dark bush cricket, sparrowhawk, tawny owl, great spotted and green woodpeckers.