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Fishpond Covert - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.03615, 1.12739

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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
  • 🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fynn Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

164 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Bobbits Lanebridleway · 745 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 745 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath off Belstead Rd

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath off Belstead Rd

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Holywells ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦CHRISTCHURCH MANSIONHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Chantry ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Whitehouse Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→

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