TG3610 : Iris foetidissima (Stinking iris)
taken 8 years ago, near to North Burlingham, Norfolk, England
The walks have been developed since the mid nineties and over time several new woodlands and orchards and a large number of new hedgerows have been planted. Paths have also been established including several for wheelchair and mobility vehicles. The walks lead through Burlingham Green, the parishes of Lingwood and Burlingham, Hemblington, South Walsham and the historic market town of Acle and encompass Town Green Wood, Hare Fen Wood as well as Austin's, Adam's and Jary's Woods and Long, Belt, Drive and Church Plantations, Farrow's Wood, Jubilee Wood, Millennium Plantation, Roman Wood, Damgate Wood and the Lingwood Community Woodland.
The main carpark is by St Andrew's church > Link in North Burlingham and the walk leads through Church Plantation and the adjacent Drive Plantation, a narrow wood which grew up beside the south drive to Burlingham Hall. A lodge was located to the west of the gates which now mark the entrance into the wood which is traversed by an access path winding its way in northerly direction towards Burlingham Green and to Millennium Plantation from there.
A sculpture trail consisting of fifteen bronze plaques mounted on wooden posts has been installed along the paths. Each plaque represents a local scene or event.
An area within Drive Plantation is also used to display natural form artwork created by local students of the Acle High School Arts Department as part of their GSCEs. Each year at Christmas the students create new sculptures which previously have included the decorating of tree trunks with insect sculptures, willow hangings representing seed pods, and plaster mushrooms. As with most land art, they will change and decay with time; birds may nest in them and animals, insects and the weather will change their appearance.