Oldhouse Yard Covert 78 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🌲 Walks
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 78 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Breckland Getting here
52.50336, 0.85886
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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 🅿️ Parking 216m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 216m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
4 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — False-acacia, Virginia-creeper, Red Bartsia +64 more · last seen 2025; Plants — False-acacia, Virginia-creeper, Red Bartsia +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map East Wretham Heath White Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map East Wretham Heath Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Great Eastern Pingo Trail Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Great Hockham Green Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GH-G Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 360 m ▾
Named route Ref 13 Length 360 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle Route Mountain bike route 83.6 km ▾
The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.
Named route Length 83.6 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Vicarage Road restricted byway · 429 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 429 m Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map Vicarage Road restricted byway · 489 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 489 m Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map Vicarage Road restricted byway · 868 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 868 m Path type: track
Show on map Vicarage Road restricted byway · 117 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 117 m Path type: track
Show on map Vicarage Road bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
18,373 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,373 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodlark · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Nuthatch +41
Woodlark Lullula arborea Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Siskin Spinus spinus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly · Stictopleurus abutilon · Eristalis pertinax +8
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly Fenella nigrita2025 Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Syrphus Syrphus False-acacia · Virginia-creeper · Giant Fescue · Bulrush · Greater Spearwort +48
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus Bulrush Typha latifolia Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana False-brome Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,373 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodlark · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Nuthatch +41
Woodlark Lullula arborea Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Siskin Spinus spinus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly · Stictopleurus abutilon · Eristalis pertinax +8
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cinquefoil Mining Sawfly Fenella nigrita2025 Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Syrphus Syrphus False-acacia · Virginia-creeper · Giant Fescue · Bulrush · Greater Spearwort +48
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus Bulrush Typha latifolia Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana False-brome Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Willow Disc-miner Heterarthrus microcephalus2025
Willow Disc-miner Heterarthrus microcephalus2025 Brachypodium sylvaticum
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Fern Thelypteris palustris
Marsh Fern Thelypteris palustris
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Nodding Bur-marigold Bidens cernua
Nodding Bur-marigold Bidens cernua
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Milk-parsley Thysselinum palustre
Milk-parsley Thysselinum palustre
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
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