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Belmore Plantation

Wood, Forest in Norfolk Broadland

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Belmore Plantation

Atlantic Avenue Part of an expansion of Norwich to the northeast.
Atlantic Avenue Credit: Hugh Venables

Belmore Plantation is a picturesque woodland area situated in Norfolk, England. Covering a vast expanse, this woodland is a haven for nature enthusiasts and those seeking tranquility amidst the beauty of the forest. The plantation is located in the town of Belmore, which is known for its lush greenery and charming countryside.

The woodland boasts a diverse range of tree species, including oak, beech, and ash, creating a rich and vibrant ecosystem. The forest floor is adorned with a carpet of wildflowers, adding bursts of color and fragrance during the spring and summer months. Various species of birds, such as woodpeckers and owls, can be spotted among the treetops, making it a paradise for birdwatchers.

Belmore Plantation offers a network of well-maintained trails, providing visitors with the opportunity to explore its enchanting landscape. These trails wind through the forest, offering breathtaking views and glimpses of wildlife along the way. Visitors can enjoy leisurely walks, hikes, or even engage in activities like cycling or horseback riding.

The plantation also features picnic areas, allowing visitors to relax and enjoy a meal amidst the tranquil surroundings. Additionally, there are designated areas for camping, making it an ideal location for those looking to immerse themselves in nature for longer periods.

Belmore Plantation is a popular destination for both locals and tourists alike, offering a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. With its splendid natural beauty and peaceful ambiance, this woodland sanctuary provides a truly rejuvenating experience for all who visit.

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Atlantic Avenue Part of an expansion of Norwich to the northeast.
Atlantic Avenue
Part of an expansion of Norwich to the northeast.
Offices, Sprowston Hidden away on an industrial estate is a novel-looking office block built for British Gas "utilizing the German Burolandschaft concept, whereby the first floor is open-plan while the ground floor has areas divided by low partitions." Built in 1970-71 to the designs of the Design Group for Industry. Now known as Sapphire House. It's not clear to what extent the internal layout has survived.
Offices, Sprowston
Hidden away on an industrial estate is a novel-looking office block built for British Gas "utilizing the German Burolandschaft concept, whereby the first floor is open-plan while the ground floor has areas divided by low partitions." Built in 1970-71 to the designs of the Design Group for Industry. Now known as Sapphire House. It's not clear to what extent the internal layout has survived.
Pound Lane past Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Pound Lane past Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Belmore Plantation as seen from Pound Lane, Thorpe St Andrew Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Belmore Plantation as seen from Pound Lane, Thorpe St Andrew
Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Cottages in Pound Lane, Thorpe St Andrew
Cottages in Pound Lane, Thorpe St Andrew
Cottages on the edge of Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew The tree in the foreground (right) is a large redwood tree. The term 'redwood' generally refers to one of several species of tree with red or reddish coloured wood; the bark of mature trees is commonly orange to red-brown in colour and of a stringy texture. Redwoods are conifers of the Cupressaceae or cypress family that has a worldwide distribution ranging from arctic Norway to southern Chile. Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Cottages on the edge of Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
The tree in the foreground (right) is a large redwood tree. The term 'redwood' generally refers to one of several species of tree with red or reddish coloured wood; the bark of mature trees is commonly orange to red-brown in colour and of a stringy texture. Redwoods are conifers of the Cupressaceae or cypress family that has a worldwide distribution ranging from arctic Norway to southern Chile. Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Redwood tree on the edge of Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew In a class of its own and standing out from the surrounding broadleaf trees this large redwood tree is growing on the edge of Belmore Plantation. The term 'redwood' generally refers to one of several species of tree with red or reddish coloured wood; the bark of mature trees is commonly orange to red-brown in colour and of a stringy texture. Redwoods are conifers of the Cupressaceae or cypress family that has a worldwide distribution ranging from arctic Norway to southern Chile. Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Redwood tree on the edge of Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
In a class of its own and standing out from the surrounding broadleaf trees this large redwood tree is growing on the edge of Belmore Plantation. The term 'redwood' generally refers to one of several species of tree with red or reddish coloured wood; the bark of mature trees is commonly orange to red-brown in colour and of a stringy texture. Redwoods are conifers of the Cupressaceae or cypress family that has a worldwide distribution ranging from arctic Norway to southern Chile. Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Dry pond in Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Dry pond in Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Path past ponds in Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Path past ponds in Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Path in Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Path in Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Pound Lane past Brown's Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew The woodland to the right (west) of the lane is Belmore Plantation. Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Pound Lane past Brown's Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
The woodland to the right (west) of the lane is Belmore Plantation. Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
The northern end of Pound Lane, Thorpe St Andrew
The northern end of Pound Lane, Thorpe St Andrew
Bungalows by the southern edge of Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Bungalows by the southern edge of Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Path through bracken in Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Path through bracken in Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Cottages in South Hill Road, Thorpe St Andrew
Cottages in South Hill Road, Thorpe St Andrew
Cottages in South Hill Road, Thorpe St Andrew
Cottages in South Hill Road, Thorpe St Andrew
Path into Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
Path into Belmore Plantation, Thorpe St Andrew
Belmore Plantation is one of three woodlands (Racecourse, Belmore and Brown’s Plantations) in Thorpe St Andrew, just outside Norwich. Their total area is 205 acres (82 hectares), and together they form the largest area of woodland within several miles of Norwich. The woodlands are owned by the Thorpe & Felthorpe Trust, the Trustees of which are five members of the Gurney family. Local residents are opposing a developer's plan to build 631 housing 'units' here.
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Belmore Plantation is located at Grid Ref: TG2710 (Lat: 52.64329, Lng: 1.3543168)

Administrative County: Norfolk

District: Broadland

Police Authority: Norfolk

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