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Foxtail Covert

13 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.49368, 0.70149

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Campion, Hop Trefoil · last seen 2025; Plants — White Campion, Hop Trefoil · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Santon Downham CircularWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Little Ouse PathWalking route9 km
Named routeLength 9 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
St Helen's Orange WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weeting Village WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route531 m
Named routeRef 30Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Foxtail Covert

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Foxtail Covert

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves PlantationHistoric site2.7 km→✦LYNFORD HALLHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Two Mile Bottom Picnic AreaUrban park4.3 km→✦Santon moated site and associated medieval settlementHistoric site4.6 km→✦MoatHistoric site4.6 km→🐄Brown's RestaurantVisitor farm3.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lynford Upper Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Below Lynford Hall

Not High (England Use Only)2.6 km→
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Lynford Lower Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Between Wellington Plantation and Zigzag Covert

Not High (England Use Only)2.8 km→

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