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Glebe Covert - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

📷 David Pashley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.50877, 0.66713

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 266m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weeting Village WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lynford Stag WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Green Walk (Easy Access)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Desert Rats Memorial WalkWalking route
Named route
Pig Stye Lanepublic footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: service
Pig Stye Lanepublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
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
N/ACycling route542 m
Named routeRef 30Length 542 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over two log barriers towards Glebe Covert

📷 David Pashley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over two log barriers towards Glebe Covert

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves PlantationHistoric site3.6 km→✦LYNFORD HALLHistoric site900 m→🐄Brown's RestaurantVisitor farm800 m→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→✦Lynford Arboretum FollyHistoric site1.3 km→✦Bowl barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 770m north west of Field BarnHistoric site4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lynford Lower Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Between Wellington Plantation and Zigzag Covert

Not High (England Use Only)356 m→
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Lynford Upper Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Below Lynford Hall

Not High (England Use Only)865 m→

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