Thetford Forest is the largest lowland pine forest in Great Britain and is located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk in England. It covers over 19,000 ha in the form
A view of the forest
The Warren Lodge, built by the priory
Southern fringe of Thetford Forest
Breckland in Norfolk and Suffolk is a 39,433 hectare Breckland_Forest Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. The SPA partly overlaps the 7,544 he
Thetford Forest
…slow-growing trees as a consequence of the war's demands. It is managed by Forestry England. The creation of the forest destroyed much of the typical Breckland environment of gorse and sandy ridges, ending the frequent sand blows (where the wind picked up sand and blew it across the land reducing visibility…
Breckland heath north-west of Thetford
Breckland thyme (thymus serpyllum)
Scots pines in Thetford Forest