Carleton Plantations 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
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52.60898, 1.09726
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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 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Apple-mint, Bramble, Garlic Mustard +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Chicory, Apple-mint, White Bryony +57 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chicory, Apple-mint, White Bryony +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Adonis' Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Adonis' Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kett's Country Walk Walking route 18 km ▾
Wymondham to Norwich
Named route Length 18 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Countryside Trail Walking route ▾
Norfolk County Council Circular Walks; Length: 180m
Named route
Show on map Wymondham’s Abbey Trail Walking route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Length 1.1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hall Lane public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Blue Pedalway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Carleton Forehoe, Low Road, Pond
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Wildlife to spot
45,840 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,840 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Great Tit +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rabbit · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 22-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · 14-spot Ladybird +11
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Apple-mint · Chicory · White Bryony · Germander Speedwell · Mistletoe +55
Apple-mint Mentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa Chicory Cichorium intybus White Bryony Bryonia dioica Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Mistletoe Viscum album Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024 Ground-ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,840 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Great Tit +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rabbit · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Marsh Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus 22-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · 14-spot Ladybird +11
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Apple-mint · Chicory · White Bryony · Germander Speedwell · Mistletoe +55
Apple-mint Mentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa Chicory Cichorium intybus White Bryony Bryonia dioica Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Mistletoe Viscum album Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024 Ground-ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2024
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2024 Glechoma hederacea2024
Glechoma hederacea2024
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros2024
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2024
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2024
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2024
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Primrose Primula vulgaris2024
Primrose Primula vulgaris2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2024
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2024
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2024
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2024
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2024
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Hemlock Conium maculatum2024
Hemlock Conium maculatum2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2024
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2024
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2024
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Goat Willow Salix caprea2024
Goat Willow Salix caprea2024
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
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