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Pleasure Grounds Covert

6 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Greenfinch
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Byturus, Common Cockchafer +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Byturus, Common Cockchafer +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Red Campion · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Red Campion · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harpley Circular WalkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Houghton CircularWalking route4.5 km

This route circles one of Norfolk's most important Bronze Age landscapes.

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Equestrian cross country fence at Houghton Hall

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Equestrian cross country fence at Houghton Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site800 m→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield HouseHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→

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