NWT Hethel Old Thorn

NWT Hethel Old Thorn stands in a tranquil setting at the edge of a tiny south Norfolk village, nestling beside the church and its peaceful churchyard.

What to look for: 700 year-old NWT Hethel Old Thorn is the oldest hawthorn on record in East Anglia.

Directions: Leave Norwich on the B1113 road heading south west for 10km. Turn right into Hethel and head for the church. Limited parking is available on the verge near the church.

Access: NWT Hethel Old Thorn can be found about 300m down the public footpath from the church. Access is over a stile.

Did you know? At only 0.025 ha., NWT Hethel Old Thorn is one of the smallest nature reserves in the UK. In the mid-eighteenth century, the hawthorn trunk measured more than 12 feet in circumference, but is now a shadow of its former self.