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Blacksmith's Covert

5 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.83237, 0.59061

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Bar-headed Goose, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +25 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +25 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km

This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 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

Photos

Blacksmith's Covert

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blacksmith's Covert

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.9 km→✦Medieval settlement around Anmer HallHistoric site800 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→✦Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley CommonHistoric site1.6 km→✦Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow HallHistoric site1.8 km→

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