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Engine House Carr

5 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.60322, 1.58121

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhamphomyia maculipennis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhingia campestris +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhamphomyia maculipennis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhingia campestris +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Sweet Chestnut

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Water Figwort, Hawthorn +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Water Figwort, Hawthorn +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Acle CircularWalking route7.2 km

Weavers’ Way - Walk 10

Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Burlingham Wood Circular WalkWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km
Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route985 m
Named routeRef 31Length 985 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marsh Road

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marsh Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Oaks Meadow Play AreaUrban park4.3 km→⛪Acle Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Botolph's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🐄Pettitts Animal Adventure ParkVisitor farm4.1 km→✦Berney Arms windmillHistoric site4.3 km→

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