New Covert - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.48073, 1.45714
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 475m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 475m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route▾
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Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km▾
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beccles and Geldeston circular walkWalking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Loddon Ingloss CircularWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Footpath off Rectory Road
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Wildlife to spot
7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +19
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Gorse · Honeysuckle · Black Nightshade · Common Ragwort · Green Alkanet
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +19
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Gorse · Honeysuckle · Black Nightshade · Common Ragwort · Green Alkanet
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaMottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatusMottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatusWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusAlebra albostriellaAlebra albostriellaAlebra albostriellaAlebra albostriellaRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaBibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisEmpis praeviaEmpis praeviaEmpis praeviaEmpis praeviaTiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescensTiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescensFan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonusFan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonusEvents & activities nearby
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