There are 40 woods, plantations and coverts in the parish
This is an ongoing project, where we aim to list all woods etc. and try and find out the origin of their names. (More photos and stories added soon)
List below of Woods, plantations and coverts
Bear's Covert (Sally Beans Wood)
Location - To the east of Sally Beans House (Photo below)
Beckett's Plantation
Location – To the west of the A149 behind Pine Tree Farm which was known as Skinner's Farm.
Beckett's Plantation crosses the parish boundary into Roughton
Beech Wood
Location - West of Sally Beans House (Photo of old map below)
Christopher's Covert
Location – Covering a stretch of the railway line into Cromer North station
Planted – 1970’s by Christopher Richard Gurney and Chris Gurney his grandson (Photos below)
Cottage Wood
Location - Now covers the area taken by Forest Park (Photo of old map below)
Croft Hill
Location – Near Northrepps Cottage north of Nut Lane.
Four Acre Wood
Location - Templewood estate North of the main drive running up to the house
Frogshall Plantation
Location - South of Craft Lane 200m past Rectory Road
Fury Hill Plantation
Location - Behind Fury Hill Cottages to the north of Craft Lane
Glover's Plantation
Location - East of Craft lane opposite Frogs Hall Farmhouse
Grave Holes
Location – North of New Road – Halfway between Village Hall and railway Bridge
A Tale by CRG
The story of the Viking ambush and burial that happened in a small wood on the New Road in Northrepps. Alexandra Walker said back in May 2020 - I was told the story back in the 1970s by Christopher Gurney.
Eddie Anderson replied
Grave Hole was actually Gravel Hole - a gravel pit.
Which somewhat spoils good spooky tale of warriors buried there after a ferocious battle... but as it was my sister Alex asking the questions - she ought to know better. Our Great Uncle Christopher Gurney was full of unlikely tall stories!
Gurney's Wood
Location – North of the Avenue as far as the dismantled railway and tunnel and west of the Kart track.
Planted by Christopher Richard Gurney. Some of the trees were bought back from abroad. (Photo below)
Hall Wood
Location – East of Northrepps Hall – Running along Hall Road
Heath Plantation
Location – West of A149 – Behind Northrepps Business Park
Hill Covert
Location - Templewood estate behind the house
Huricane Wood
Location – Small wooded area south of the Kart Track car park.
India Wood
Location - Templewood estate behind the house
Little Thorn Plantation
Location - To the south of the A140 on the parish boundry with Roughton
Long Broom Covert
Location - Long strip of woodland running at right angles to Nut Lane ( Photo of old map below)
Long Wood
Location – South of Northrepps Hall – Running in a line North to South off the south side of Hall Wood.
Known as Powell Grave in the 1800's
Lower Plantation
Location – East of Aerodrome – South of Railway line
Middle Plantation
Location – East of Aerodrome – Either side of Railway line
Neal's Plantation
Location – East of A149 at it’s junction with the A140
North Broom
Location - To the north of Tolls Hill
Nursery Plantation
Location – West of A149 opp. Winspur Farm and Aerodrome
Oak Hill Wood
Location – Between Northrepps Road and the Kart Track. South of the dismantled railway line.
Osier Carr
Location - Technically in Southrepps but at the east end of Templewood estate
Scout Copse
Location - On Tolls Hill
Possibly named after the Scouts campsite which the Gurney family used to have on Tolls Hill
Shrieking Pits Plantation
Location - Surrounds The Shrieking Pit
Square Broom
Location - South of Tolls Hill
Steel's Plantation
Location - North of the A140 behind Manor Farm. Which used to be called Steel's Farm
Strip Plantation
Location - East of the (Other) Hall Road running up to Southrepps after the junction with Sandy Lane
The Carr
Location - Templewood estate east of the house west of the lake
The Pipe
Location – East of The Avenue – A strip of trees running right angled to the road
The Strip
Location - Templewood estate behind the house
Thorn Hill Plantation
Location – East of A149 at junction with A140 - Running along railway line
Toll's Hill Wood
Location - On Tolls Hill
Triangular Ring
Location – West of the Avenue junction with Hall Road
Upper Plantation
Location – East of Aerodrome – North of Railway line
Yeams Plantation
Location – South of New Road – Halfway between Village Hall and Railway bridge
