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Harold Covert

10 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.56516, 0.35714

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blue Tit +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blue Tit +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Curved Birch Mining Sawfly, Banded Demoiselle, Red-eyed Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Curved Birch Mining Sawfly, Banded Demoiselle, Red-eyed Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Fen Rivers Way (Ely to King's Lynn)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Downham Market Ring CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route868 m
Named routeRef 11Length 868 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Steel's Droverestricted byway · 1.9 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway by Harold Covert

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway by Harold Covert

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🌱Ryston EstateUrban park3.3 km→🌱Sluice CommonUrban park2.2 km→🌱The Willows Nature ReserveUrban park4 km→⛪St Dominic's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→🌱The HowdaleUrban park4.5 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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