Broom Covert - Conifer woodland
24 ha
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
52.21317, 1.39778
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route147 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Packwaybridleway · 718 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 718 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
9,583 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,583 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +35
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwiftApus apus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2024▾
Brown Hare · Water Vole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Hairy Dragonfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Lady's Bedstraw · Cleavers · Privet · Cow Parsley · Red Fescue +62
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- PrivetLigustrum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- IvyHedera helix
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,583 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +35
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwiftApus apus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2024▾
Brown Hare · Water Vole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Hairy Dragonfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Lady's Bedstraw · Cleavers · Privet · Cow Parsley · Red Fescue +62
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- PrivetLigustrum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- IvyHedera helix
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bracken
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumOakQuercusOakQuercusBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaMouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosellaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGreat BromeAnisantha diandraGreat BromeAnisantha diandraWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisEvents & activities nearby
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