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Barn Covert

48 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome48 ha

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52.50045, 0.71905

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Hawfinch
🌿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

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Hawfinch
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Hawfinch, Pochard +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Hawfinch, Pochard +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Early Crocus, Lesser Trefoil, Tower Mustard +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Early Crocus, Lesser Trefoil, Tower Mustard +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Santon Downham CircularWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Little Ouse PathWalking route9 km

Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

St Helen's Orange WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The BrecksWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

14 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

Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 30Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

spring

2026

Shoveler · Hawfinch · Pochard · Little Ringed Plover · Yellow-legged Gull +27

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
PochardAythya ferina2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

spring

2026

Shoveler · Hawfinch · Pochard · Little Ringed Plover · Yellow-legged Gull +27

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
PochardAythya ferina2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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