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Carr Plantation

9 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.54333, -0.06332

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
Wanderlust WayWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripLocal walking route
European long distance path E8 - part NetherlandsWalking route
Named routeRef E8International walking route
Silver Lincs WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Superhighway : Grimsby - ImminghamCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Healing PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Healing School

Named routeLocal cycle route
Europark PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Europark Ind. Est.

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 110Cycling route
Named routeRef 110National Cycle Network
NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grimsby Revolution Cycle RouteCycling route33 km
Named routeLength 33 kmLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleethorpes to Tetney LockMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cleethorpes Boating LakeUrban park3.4 km→🌱Cleethorpes Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🏞️CLEETHORPESCountry park2.2 km→🦉CLEETHORPES COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Grant Thorold ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Pier GardensUrban park3 km→

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