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Walk2 Potters Fen
Start point Chapel Lane� � Grid�reference�TG988116�•�Postcode�NR19�1LD
Parking On-road parking on and around Chapel Lane N.B. Please do not use the surgery car park as this isreserved for patients only
Distance 1.4 miles Details Flat, 50% soft
Walk instructions1. Start on Chapel Lane and walk towards Larner’s Road (the opposite
direction to Shipdham Road).
2. Continue straight on to the path between the houses and exit to LilacClose. Bear right to the path that passes the last house on the left.Walk over a bridge and follow through to the open grassy area. Turnleft on to the path that follows the stream alongside Potters Fen.
3. At the end of this path, turn left on to the boardwalk between PottersFen and Scarning Fen Nature Reserve.
N.B. Part of the way along the boardwalk is a stile on your right. You can enter Scarning Fen here if you would like to have a look. Please keep to the public footpath.
4. Exit the footpath to Stone Road and turn left on the pavement.
5. Follow Stone Road for a little under half a mile and then turn left on toOrchid Avenue.
6. Turn right on to Lavender Grove and at the end, turn left on toLarner’s Road.
7. Turn right on to Chapel Lane and walk back to your start point.
Potters Fen MeadowPotters Fen Meadow is a designated County Wildlife Site and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which includes drained improved grassland with scrub, young woodland and alder woodland. There is a large variety of species here.
(There is a stile to climb if you would like to have a look at Scarning Fen)
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Potters Fen
A short, easy walk through Potters Fen Meadow, County Wildlife Site and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) – a haven of biodiversity.
Chapel Lane
This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Norfolk County Council. Licence No: 100019340. 2009.
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Potter’s Fen
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Fen View
Stone Road
Look out for...•�The nationally rare small red damselfly
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(County Wildlife Site)
Walk
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½km
Photograph: Norfolk County Council
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