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Lots of different types of terrain to learn, pay attention to some of the forest turns not all are obvious, few lift your bike over log sections, one built for short people section but fun, watch your head;-). Beware of a couple of very bust main road crossings!!! This time of year give yourself time, lights and toes and fingers need warmth. Shout out to 'Wolf Way' for the route;-)

OS shows it as a footpath.

The Sequoia or Giant Redwood would have been planted as one of the specimen trees of the Brandon Hall estate. Edward Bliss made his money selling gun flints during the Napoleonic wars and used it to buy and create Brandon Hall and the surrounding land. Many of the unusual trees planted in what is now Brandon Country Park and the wider Thetford Forest are a legacy of this.

Not 100% sure the cut through from Ampton to Gt Livermere is a legit cycle trail. I was chased off by a very grumpy gamekeeper who told me it was a footpath not a bridleway.

Langmere is a lake that performs something of a magic trick. Every year, it’'s water level can fluctuate by several metres. Sometimes you’ll see it — other times, you won’t. The mere rises and falls in harmony with underground water levels, which change during the seasons. You can observe lots of wildlife around the mere, especially birds. Keep a look-out for bird species including coot, curlew, snipe, teal and more.

East Wretham Heath is a nature reserve that's home to many rare species of plant and insect. Scarce breeding birds such as woodlark and redstart can be observed here, as can stone curlews. The grassland was purchased by Norfolk Wildlife Trust at the start of the Second World War, making it the oldest Breckland nature reserve.

West Stow Country Park boasts 125 acres of unspoilt and wildlife-rich countryside. There are nature trails, heath and woodland walks to explore, as well as two bird hides and a bird feeding area. You can also explore nearby Lackford Lakes, a 106-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Anglo Saxon village. For more information, visit: https://www.weststow.org/Country-Park.