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Old Carr

6 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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52.84509, 1.11262

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel, Barren Strawberry +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bracken, Bluebell, Male-fern +299 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bracken, Bluebell, Male-fern +299 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Large White, Orange-tip, Holly Blue +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Holt to Mannington WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cromer Explorer LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 33Cycling route

Named routeRef 33Regional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Mannington Cycle RouteCycling route18 km

Named routeLength 18 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Green Lanerestricted byway · 62 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 62 mSurface grassPath type: track

Green Lanerestricted byway · 1.6 km

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.6 kmSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

5,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Goldfinch +60

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Great TitParus major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwiftApus apus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MagpiePica pica2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2016
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2016
CuckooCuculus canorus2016
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2016
RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016

🦌

Mammals12 species

wintersummer

2024

Rabbit · Mole · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Field Vole +7

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
House MouseMus musculus2016
WeaselMustela nivalis2016

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummer

2024

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2017

🐝

Insects20 species

springsummer

2025

Large White · Orange-tip · Holly Blue · Green-veined White · Brimstone +15

Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
MulleinCucullia verbasci2016
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2018
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2016

🌿

Plants40 species

spring

2023

Hemisphaeric Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam · Small-flowered Catchfly · Mousetail · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +35

Hemisphaeric LiverwortReboulia hemisphaerica2018
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Small-flowered CatchflySilene gallica
MousetailMyosurus minimus2021
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2018
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018
Brewer SprucePicea breweriana2019
TriticaleSecale x Triticum = X Triticosecale2019
Prickly PoppyRoemeria argemone2019
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2018
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2018
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2018
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2018
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2018
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
SphaerocarposSphaerocarpos2018
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2018
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2018
Awl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatum2018
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2018
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2018
Micheli's BalloonwortSphaerocarpos michelii2018
Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme2018
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2018
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2018
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2017
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2017
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2017
Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum2017
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2016
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2016
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Goldfinch +60

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Great TitParus major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwiftApus apus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2017
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MagpiePica pica2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2016
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2016
CuckooCuculus canorus2016
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2016
RedwingTurdus iliacus2016
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2019
SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016

🦌

Mammals12 species

wintersummer

2024

Rabbit · Mole · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Field Vole +7

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
House MouseMus musculus2016
WeaselMustela nivalis2016

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummer

2024

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2017

🐝

Insects20 species

springsummer

2025

Large White · Orange-tip · Holly Blue · Green-veined White · Brimstone +15

Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
MulleinCucullia verbasci2016
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2021
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2018
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2016

🌿

Plants40 species

spring

2023

Hemisphaeric Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam · Small-flowered Catchfly · Mousetail · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +35

Hemisphaeric LiverwortReboulia hemisphaerica2018
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Small-flowered CatchflySilene gallica
MousetailMyosurus minimus2021
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2018
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2018
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018
Brewer SprucePicea breweriana2019
TriticaleSecale x Triticum = X Triticosecale2019
Prickly PoppyRoemeria argemone2019
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2018
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2018
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2018
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2018
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2018
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
SphaerocarposSphaerocarpos2018
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2018
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2018
Awl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatum2018
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2018
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2018
Micheli's BalloonwortSphaerocarpos michelii2018
Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme2018
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2018
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2018
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2017
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2017
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2017
Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum2017
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2016
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2016
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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