Editing Holt, Norfolk (section)

==Amenities==

===Holt Country Park===
Holt Country Park is a short walk from the town. Its history includes a horseracing course, heath, farmland, forestry and woodland garden. It is now woodland dominated with [[Scots pine]] and native [[Broad-leaved tree|broadleaves]]. Its rich ground flora supports wildlife including [[deer]]. The park has achieved a [[Green Flag Award]] every year since 2005.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

===Holt Lowes===
[[File:Holt Lowes.jpg|thumb|right|Holt Lowes]]
The Lowes is an area of [[heathland]] of around {{convert|120|acre|km2}} to the south of Holt set aside by the [[Holt and Letheringsett Inclosure Act 1807]] ([[47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2]]. c. ''19'' {{small|Pr.}}). The poor of Holt had grazing rights for an animal and also had the right to take wood and gorse from the land for their own use. It is likely that the land was never used by the poor of Holt as the land was not wholly suitable. The Lowes was used for military training during the [[First World War]]. It is open to the public along with Holt Country Park. The Lowes has long been recognised as an important area for wildlife, with records going back to the 18th century. It was declared an [[SSSI]] in 1954 and for a while managed as a nature reserve by the [[Norfolk Wildlife Trust]], which continues to act as managing agents for the trustees. As on all lowland heaths, there is a constant need for management to prevent the encroachment of trees. Recent work has concentrated on clearing a large part of the mixed valley mire, an area of [[sphagnum]] [[bog]] that supports plants like [[sundew]]s and several species of [[dragonfly]], including one, the [[keeled skimmer]], found nowhere else in East Anglia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holt Lowes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Citation |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002710.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180300/http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002710.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |website=English Nature}}</ref>

===Spout Hills===
These consist of {{convert|14|acre|m2}} of green space, which provided the town of Holt with all of its water needs, enabling it to grow and flourish. An old reservoir still exists but the pumping station was dismantled in the 1950s.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}

===Bakers & Larners===
[[File:-2020-01-14 Bakers & Larners, Market Place, Holt.JPG|thumb|Bakers & Larners]]
Bakers & Larners is a department store located on Market Place. It has been continuously owned by the Baker family since the eighteenth century.<ref name="B&L about us">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.bakersandlarners.co.uk/about-us |website=Bakers & Larners |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Mantell">{{cite web |last1=Mantell |first1=Rowan |title=Bakers & Larners - looking forward to the next 250 years |url=https://www.norfolkmag.co.uk/home/norfolk-department-store-ct-baker-budgens-1-6940910 |website=Norfolk magazine |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Newman Baker obit">{{cite web |last1=Newman |first1=Andy |title=Remembering Michael Baker, the man who helped turn Norfolk into a foodie paradise |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/tribute-michael-baker-baker-and-larners-holt-food-hero-1426684 |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=31 July 2019 |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Bale obit">{{cite web |last1=Bale |first1=David |title=Tributes paid to 'kind' benefactor who transformed shopping in a Norfolk town |url=https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/holt-remembers-businessman-michael-baker-1639132 |website=North Norfolk News |date=22 July 2019 |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>