England's smallest official nature reserve Hethel Thorn is accessed from the west of the village.

[7] Bracon Ash Common is a small area of woodland and ponds running adjacent to Mergate Lane.

The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

Bracon Ash's war memorial is located along 'The Street' and takes the form of a rough granite obelisk.

[13] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: And: G. Hammond, F. Loveday, H. Norman & E. Smith.