The Lions Mouth Felbrigg Great Wood Norfolk UK Early May


The Felbrigg Estate, owned by the National Trust, is close to Felbrigg village lying to the east. The estate covers some 1,760 acres of parkland and mixed woodland. The dominant feature is the 520-acre Great Wood which shelters the house. A lake,was created in the mid-18th century by damming the Scarrow Beck. The lake encourages a wide range of bio-diversity. To the west and north, pasture woodland merges into the Great Wood. Especially popular is the well-known “Lions Mouth”, a very pretty beauty spot which can be reached from the main road A148 and is particularly popular with walkers and ramblers. Common beech belongs to the genus Fagus and is a member of the Beech family (Fagaceae).Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) is a large deciduous tree growing to over 40m and flowering April to May. Beech can live for many hundreds of years.


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Location: Norfolk England UK
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