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Iron Carr

20 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.50894, 0.68936

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trail; Named hiking route nearby: Blue Walk

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weeting Village WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lynford Stag WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Green Walk (Easy Access)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Desert Rats Memorial WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route807 m
Named routeRef 30Length 807 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 30Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Ash Carr

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Ash Carr

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves PlantationHistoric site3.7 km→✦LYNFORD HALLHistoric site600 m→🐄Brown's RestaurantVisitor farm2.3 km→✦Lynford Arboretum FollyHistoric site600 m→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→💧Lynford Upper LakeReservoir800 m→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lynford Upper Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Below Lynford Hall

Not High (England Use Only)798 m→
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Lynford Lower Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Between Wellington Plantation and Zigzag Covert

Not High (England Use Only)1.3 km→

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