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Newroad Covert

7 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Field Bindweed, Yew, Holly +88 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Bindweed, Yew, Holly +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, White Dead-nettle, Oak +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Large White, Painted Lady +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Large White, Painted Lady +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional 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

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

14,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Red-legged Partridge · Magpie +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica2022
Little OwlAthene noctua
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Great TitParus major2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2022
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022

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Mammals3 species

springautumn

2023

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2022

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Limnephilus marmoratus · Wool Carder Bee · Corizus hyoscyami · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +2

Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2023
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2022

🌿

Plants69 species

spring

2025

Field Bindweed · Yew · Crown Vetch · Crosswort · Greater Stitchwort +64

Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
YewTaxus baccata
Crown VetchSecurigera varia
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
DaisyBellis perennis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
CleaversGalium aparine
PrivetLigustrum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Red FescueFestuca rubra
IvyHedera helix
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
OakQuercus
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
CowslipPrimula veris
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
PignutConopodium majus
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Common VetchVicia sativa
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
ElderSambucus nigra
Great BromeAnisantha diandra
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
DandelionTaraxacum
HollyIlex aquifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Crimson CloverTrifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,275 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Red-legged Partridge · Magpie +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica2022
Little OwlAthene noctua
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Great TitParus major2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2022
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2023

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2022

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Limnephilus marmoratus · Wool Carder Bee · Corizus hyoscyami · 7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +2

Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2023
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2022

🌿

Plants69 species

spring

2025

Field Bindweed · Yew · Crown Vetch · Crosswort · Greater Stitchwort +64

Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
YewTaxus baccata
Crown VetchSecurigera varia
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
DaisyBellis perennis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
CleaversGalium aparine
PrivetLigustrum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Red FescueFestuca rubra
IvyHedera helix
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
OakQuercus
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
CowslipPrimula veris
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
PignutConopodium majus
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Common VetchVicia sativa
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
ElderSambucus nigra
Great BromeAnisantha diandra
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
DandelionTaraxacum
HollyIlex aquifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Crimson CloverTrifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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