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Herons' Carr

25 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome25 ha

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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Cicely, Blackthorn, Red-berried Elder

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Cicely, Bee Orchid, Royal Fern +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Cicely, Bee Orchid, Royal Fern +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Stalham Staithe CircularWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Rivers WayCycling route
Named routeRef TRWLocal cycle route
Weavers’ WayCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nature Reserve nr. Barton Broad

Nature Reserve nr. Barton Broad

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