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North Covert - Broadleaved woodland

23 ha

📷 Adrian Hodge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.71459, 0.94044

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nar Valley WayWalking route54 km

Kings Lynn to Gressenhall

Named routeLength 54 kmRegional walking route
Wensum WayWalking route19 km
Named routeLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Gressenhall/Beetley CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Cross-Norfolk TrailWalking route96 km

King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 96 kmPoint-to-pointRhn
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef (13)National Cycle Network
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 13Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 13Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route948 m
Named routeRef 13Length 948 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route284 m
Named routeRef 13Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hoe Common

📷 Adrian Hodge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hoe Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Neatherd Moor - Open Access LandUrban park3.6 km→🌱Dereham CommonlandUrban park4.3 km→🌱St Nicholas' ChurchUrban park3.7 km→🌱Fleece MeadowUrban park3.8 km→🌱Queen Mother's GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Queen Mothers GardenUrban park3.8 km→

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