Alder Carr - Broadleaved woodland
15 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
52.75549, 1.51806
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers
Free
Reedbeds priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km▾
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km▾
Cromer to Great Yarmouth
Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to WeybourneWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sea Palling CircularWalking route9.6 km▾
A walk over stunning sandy beaches and along quiet lanes.
Named routeLength 9.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Ruston Circular WalkWalking route6 km▾
A varied walk alongside the North Walsham & Dilham canal and through farmland, wet woodland and grazing marshes.
Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Moor Roadpublic footpath · 1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmSurface groundPath type: path
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Weavers’ WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Photos
Sutton Fen: Common carder bee 'Bombus pascuorum'
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Wildlife to spot
50,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
50,614 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +28
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker +9
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Hawthorn · White Clover · Blackthorn · Radish · Greater Plantain +2
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- MedickMedicago sativa
- SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
50,614 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +28
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker +9
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Hawthorn · White Clover · Blackthorn · Radish · Greater Plantain +2
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- MedickMedicago sativa
- SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emerald Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasAnabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puella