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B Plantation

Harvesting maize on the Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Harvesting maize on the Peddars Way Credit: Basher Eyre

B Plantation, located in Norfolk, is a sprawling woodland area known for its lush forests and rich biodiversity. Covering a total area of approximately [insert number] square kilometers, this plantation is a haven for nature enthusiasts and a key contributor to the region's ecological balance.

The woodland is predominantly composed of a variety of tree species, including oak, beech, pine, and birch, creating a diverse and picturesque landscape. The trees reach impressive heights, with some soaring well over 100 feet. These ancient trees provide ample shade and create a serene ambiance, making it an ideal spot for leisurely walks or picnics.

The plantation is home to a wide array of wildlife, making it a popular destination for birdwatching and animal observation. Nature enthusiasts can spot numerous species of birds, such as woodpeckers, owls, and finches, as well as small mammals like squirrels, rabbits, and foxes.

Walking trails wind through the woodland, allowing visitors to explore the plantation's beauty while immersing themselves in nature. The paths are well-maintained, ensuring ease of access for hikers of all skill levels. Along the trails, informative signposts provide facts about the various tree species, wildlife, and the plantation's history, adding an educational element to the experience.

B Plantation is not only a recreational site but also plays a vital role in the region's ecosystem. The woodland helps regulate the local climate, purifies the air, and supports a wide range of plant and animal life. As such, it is protected and managed by local authorities to ensure its preservation for future generations to enjoy.

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Harvesting maize on the Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Harvesting maize on the Peddars Way
The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Crossing West Harling Belt on the Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Crossing West Harling Belt on the Peddars Way
The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Log cabin on the Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Log cabin on the Peddars Way
The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Looking west-southwest at Broom Covert (on the Peddars Way)
Looking west-southwest at Broom Covert
(on the Peddars Way)
Pigs grazing near Black's Plantation (taken on the Peddar Way)
Pigs grazing near Black's Plantation
(taken on the Peddar Way)
Celebratory bench on the Peddars Way Installed in 2017 to honour John Adamthwaite and Larry Field <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/croydon-news/croydon-man-marks-turning-70-1069215" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/croydon-news/croydon-man-marks-turning-70-1069215">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Celebratory bench on the Peddars Way
Installed in 2017 to honour John Adamthwaite and Larry Field LinkExternal link
Telegraph pole on the Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Telegraph pole on the Peddars Way
The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Tractor on the A1066 (taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Tractor on the A1066
(taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Path within Triangle Covert (taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Path within Triangle Covert
(taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Road between Boundary Plantation and Triangle Covert (taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Road between Boundary Plantation and Triangle Covert
(taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Pigs near Broom Covert
Pigs near Broom Covert
Pig Arks near Peddars Way
Pig Arks near Peddars Way
Sign within Boundary Plantation (taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Sign within Boundary Plantation
(taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Fallen log within Boundary Plantation (taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Fallen log within Boundary Plantation
(taken while walking the Peddars Way)
Forest chalets seen from the Peddars Way
Forest chalets seen from the Peddars Way
Looking towards a bush from the Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Looking towards a bush from the Peddars Way
The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Swans seen from the Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Swans seen from the Peddars Way
The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
Field seen from the Peddars Way The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddars_Way">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Field seen from the Peddars Way
The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk. It is 46 miles long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans. The name is said to be derived from the Latin pedester – on foot. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 4 miles east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea. Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 97 miles. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
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B Plantation is located at Grid Ref: TL9384 (Lat: 52.422978, Lng: 0.84445505)

Administrative County: Norfolk

District: Breckland

Police Authority: Norfolk

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