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Loversall Carr

39 ha

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

53.49379, -1.11058

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Gadwall, Mallard, Teal +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Gadwall, Mallard, Teal +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Small-reed, Lesser Bulrush, Brookweed +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Small-reed, Lesser Bulrush, Brookweed +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Lesser Bulrush, Bristly Oxtongue, Bramble +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Woodfield GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 62Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route183 m
Named routeLength 183 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route384 m
Named routeRef 62Length 384 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route139 m
Named routeLength 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rakes Lanebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mPath type: track
Rakes Lanebridleway · 177 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 177 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Rakes Lanebridleway · 32 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 32 mPath type: track
Rakes Lanebridleway · 34 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 34 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Rakes Lanebridleway · 400 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 400 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve - Parting of the Ways

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve - Parting of the Ways

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