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Fox Covert - Woodland

14 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

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52.63195, 0.65694

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The BrecksWalking route

Named route

Swaefas WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Peddars WayWalking route74 km

Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 08Walking route

Named routeRef LW08Local walking route

The Warren Trail CircularWalking route4.5 km

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blue PedalwayCycling route

Named routeRef BluePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

King's Lynn-SwaffhamCycling route

Named routeRef Gold (5)Local cycle route

Brecks Cycling Discovery RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

3,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +68

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Great TitParus major2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
CootFulica atra2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
WoodlarkLullula arborea2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

springwinter

2024

Muntjac · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Carabus nemoralis

Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Toadflax

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +68

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Great TitParus major2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
CootFulica atra2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
WoodlarkLullula arborea2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

springwinter

2024

Muntjac · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Carabus nemoralis

Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Toadflax

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wikipedia · Fox Covert · CC BY-SA 3.0

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