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Sandyhill Covert

10 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.72895, 1.13438

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blackcap, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blackcap, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Platycheirus albimanus +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Epistrophe eligans, Platycheirus albimanus +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Wild Mignonette, Viper's-bugloss +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Wild Mignonette, Viper's-bugloss +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two StationsWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Themelthorpe LoopWalking route12.5 km
Named routeLength 12.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cawston CircularWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ten Towers TrailWalking route15 km
Named routeLength 15 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Marriott's WayWalking route42 km

Norwich to Aylsham via Reepham on disused railway

Named routeRef MWLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Marriott's WayCycling route
Named routeRef MWLocal cycle route
Salle Cycle LoopCycling route11.3 km
Named routeLength 11.3 kmLocal cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Themelthorpe Cycle LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road to Church Farm

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road to Church Farm

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✦All Saints' ChurchHistoric site4 km→🌱Great Witchingham Village Hall ParkUrban park2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⚽Stimpson's PiecePlaying field4.6 km→⛪St Agnes ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site1.5 km→

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