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NWT Thompson Common

Thompson
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A Breckland common of grazed grassland and pingos, the shallow ice-age ponds that make this one of the best amphibian sites in Britain, with roe deer and great crested newts. Dogs are allowed on a lead, and sections of the path are boardwalk. Open dawn to dusk, all year, and rewarding in any season.

THE SMALL PRINTNorfolk Wildlife Trust: dogs on a lead throughout. The common is grazed, so livestock may be on the paths.

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Livestock — leads on

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REGION · NORFOLK
GRID · 52.5253, 0.8500
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