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Elm Road Field, Thetford

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Elm Road Field, Thetford is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk, covering 0.05 km². The county has 140 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county.

The closest station is Thetford, about 2.2 km to the north-east. Nearby SSSIs include Breckland Forest and Barnhamcross Common.

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Photo along the Icknield Way Path, a 110-mile long-distance path running from Ivinghoe Beacon to Knettishall Heath, England.

Icknield Way Path

Long-distance path

The missing middle of the 'oldest road in Britain', linking the Ridgeway at Ivinghoe Beacon to the Peddars Way at Knettishall Heath.

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Photo of Thetford Warren Lodge, a landmark in Norfolk, eastern England.

Thetford Warren Lodge

Landmark near Thetford

Stout flint tower-house of about 1400 in Thetford Forest, built by the Prior of Thetford to shelter his gamekeepers from poachers.

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Photo of Thetford Forest, a landmark near Brandon, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Thetford Forest

Landmark near Brandon

Britain's largest lowland pine forest, a Breckland expanse laced with walking and cycling trails.

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Photo along the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path, a 158-mile National Trail running from Thetford to Cromer, eastern England.Highlight

Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path

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A Roman road to the sea, then saltmarsh, seal colonies and enormous Norfolk skies.

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Photo of Grime's Graves, a flint mine near Brandon, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Grime's Graves

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Neolithic flint mines you can climb down into.

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Photo of Fullers Mill Garden, a garden near West Stow, Suffolk, eastern England.

Fullers Mill Garden

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