Alder Carr ✦ Ancient woodland 41 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 41 ha
Places › England › Eastern › North Norfolk Getting here
52.80299, 1.46981
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Selfheal +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
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Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Dock Bug, Silver-studded Blue +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Norfolk Coast Path Walking route 191.7 km ▾
Named route Ref NCP Length 191.7 km National walking route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Walking route 98 km ▾
Cromer to Great Yarmouth
Named route Length 98 km Regional walking route
Show on map Paston Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Named route Length 22 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to Weybourne Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Happisburgh Village Trail Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref HVT Length 1.8 km Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Weavers’ Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Norfolk Coast Cycleway Explorer 8 - Quiet Lanes network Cycling route 36 km ▾
The Cromer to Great Yarmouth section of the Norfolk Coast Cycleway passes through the ‘Quiet Lanes’. Unlike the other ‘loops’ off the cycleway this explorer invites you to literally get out there and explore the area using the Quiet Lanes network.
Named route Length 36 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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18,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Alydus calcaratus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Physiphora alceae · Ulidiidae +5
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae Ulidiidae Ulidiidae Trapezonotus Trapezonotus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Thorn-apple · Floating Pennywort · Orpine
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Orpine Hylotelephium telephium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Alydus calcaratus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Physiphora alceae · Ulidiidae +5
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae Ulidiidae Ulidiidae Trapezonotus Trapezonotus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Thorn-apple · Floating Pennywort · Orpine
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Orpine Hylotelephium telephium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis 