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Great Covert

43 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

52.49822, 0.69140

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Parasyrphus punctulatus, 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Parasyrphus punctulatus, 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bird-in-a-bush, Ash, Holly +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bird-in-a-bush, Ash, Holly +7 more · last seen 2026

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

20 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 route542 m
Named routeRef 30Length 542 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tyre tracks in Great Covert

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tyre tracks in Great 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 site1.5 km→🐄Brown's RestaurantVisitor farm2.7 km→✦Lynford Arboretum FollyHistoric site1.7 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→💧Lynford Upper LakeReservoir1.8 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lynford Upper Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Below Lynford Hall

Not High (England Use Only)1.8 km→
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Lynford Lower Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Between Wellington Plantation and Zigzag Covert

Not High (England Use Only)2.0 km→

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