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Chancel Covert

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🌿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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Platycheirus scutatus · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 31Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 31Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route405 m

Named routeRef 31Length 405 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route618 m

Named routeRef 31Length 618 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

34,691 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,691 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Cormorant · Mallard +46

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
ScaupAythya marila
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JayGarrulus glandarius
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,691 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Mute Swan · Cormorant · Mallard +46

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
ScaupAythya marila
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JayGarrulus glandarius
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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