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Rubbinghouse Covert

15 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.33989, 0.71494

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Woodlark
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Woodlark, Nightingale +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Woodlark, Nightingale +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Short-winged Cone-head +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Short-winged Cone-head +4 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

12 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
The Great Barrow WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 104 mi
Yellow WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brecks TrailWalking route22.5 km

A 14-miles (22.5km) linear route between Brandon Country Park and West Stow Country Park catering for walkers, cyclists and with sections available for horse riding.

Named routeLength 22.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thetford Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route834 m
Named routeRef 13Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 13Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 13Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chalk Lanebyway open to all traffic · 324 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 324 mPath type: track
Chalk Lanebyway open to all traffic · 499 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 499 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hidden Snow

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CULFORD PARKHistoric site4.9 km→🌱King's Picnic PlaceUrban park2.6 km→✦Bowl barrow known as Hill of Health, Brockley CornerHistoric site3.7 km→⛪Church of St EdmundReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old MillHistoric site4.6 km→

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