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Carpenter's Grove

5 ha

📷 Richard Rice · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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52.34965, 1.03008

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Angles WayWalking route150 km

Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route

Spider TrailWalking route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmLocal walking route

Lopham LoopWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mLocal walking route

Waveney TrailWalking route6.5 km

Named routeRef WaTLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route

Great Fen TrailWalking route3.5 km

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route573 m

Named routeRef 30Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route448 m

Named routeRef 30Length 448 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,190 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,190 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspring

2025

Greylag Goose · Coot · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard +40

Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumn

2025

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Barbastelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2024

Swollen-thighed Beetle · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Small Black Ant · Common Blue Damselfly · Alosterna tabacicolor +3

Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Small Black AntLasius niger
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

🌿

Plants73 species

summer

2025

Lesser Stitchwort · Ivy · Cleavers · Spear Thistle · False Oat-grass +68

Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
IvyHedera helix2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Suffolk LungwortPulmonaria obscura
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024
KnapweedCentaurea2024
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
White BryonyBryonia dioica2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
BulrushTypha latifolia2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,190 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspring

2025

Greylag Goose · Coot · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard +40

Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
TealAnas crecca2024
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumn

2025

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Barbastelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2024

Swollen-thighed Beetle · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Small Black Ant · Common Blue Damselfly · Alosterna tabacicolor +3

Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Small Black AntLasius niger
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

🌿

Plants73 species

summer

2025

Lesser Stitchwort · Ivy · Cleavers · Spear Thistle · False Oat-grass +68

Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
IvyHedera helix2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Suffolk LungwortPulmonaria obscura
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024
KnapweedCentaurea2024
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
White BryonyBryonia dioica2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
BulrushTypha latifolia2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Rice · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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