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Sandpit Covert

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.02708, 1.13652

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Common Nettle +103 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Ivy, Common Nettle +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Alton Water Red RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

171 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bobbits Lanebridleway · 745 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 745 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified
Bourne Hillbridleway · 94 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 94 mPath type: unclassified
Bourne Hillbridleway · 200 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 200 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway by Sandpit Covert

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway by Sandpit Covert

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🌱Holywells ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦CHRISTCHURCH MANSIONHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Chantry ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Bourne ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Stonelodge ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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