Visitors & Walks
Visitors To The Lizard
The Trustees of The Lizard Charity welcome you and ask that you treat the land with respect and care. Please respect the Countryside Code, and if you bring dogs, please make sure that they are kept under control and that you clean up after them. We want The Lizard to be a place that everyone, young and old, can safely enjoy.
Walks on and around The Lizard
There is a public footpath on The Lizard 9-acres, running west to east between the black gate and the A11.
There is also a bridleway running between Browick Road and Rightup Lane, via Lizard Lane, that crosses The Lizard 9-acres at its eastern end.
Please note that the boardwalk – which had become dangerous – and bridge over the river Tiffey that gave access to the disused railway embankment across PRIVATE LAND were removed by the landowner in 2024. This means it is no longer possible to complete a circular walk via the disused railway embankment that is held in Trust by The friends of the Earth. The Lizard Charity has never had any responsibility for the boardwalk.
The Viewing Tower on the Lizard, which was wholly maintained by South Norfolk Council and was also never the Charity’s responsibility, was inspected by the Council in May 2024 and found to be unsafe. SNC declared it closed with immediate effect to protect the public. On 26th June 2024 the Tower was dismantled. A joint statement from SNC and the Lizard Trustees was issued:
“The Lizard Viewing Tower, which was installed in 2007, is rapidly approaching the end of its useful life. During the spring of 2024 the tower failed a safety inspection. As a result of this and in the best interest of public safety the decision has been made by South Norfolk Council, after consultation with The Lizard Trustees who permitted its installation on their land, that the tower will be removed. It is hoped that the wood from the tower can be upcycled and reused to provide, for example, benches that will be located on the Lizard Charity’s land and possibly around Wymondham.”
The map below gives an over view of the paths on the Lizard and The Oxford. Conservation work began in 2022 on The Oxford and saw the installation of culverts and new bridges thanks to funding from South Norfolk Council via the Greater Norwich Growth Board through the Infrastructure Investment Fund. This means it is now possible to take a circular walk around The Oxford. The Norfolk Ponds Project have created new ponds for us – the most recent going in on The Oxford in Spring 2024 – which we hope will attract even more wildlife and insects such as dragonflies.
The Silfield Nature Reserve, which lies between the A11 and The Oxford and is owned by National Highways, has also seen work undertaken to clear the ground and open it up to visitors. The Lizard Charity worked closely with Norfolk Wildlife Trust, South Norfolk Council and National Highways to complete this work.
The-Lizard-Maps-Overview
