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Southwold Covert

11 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.33198, 1.60904

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Little Egret
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, Shelduck +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, Shelduck +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Bristly Oxtongue, Evergreen Oak

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Dock Bug +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Dock Bug +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
St Helena TrailWalking route

St Helena Trail, Dunwich Forest. Signposted with orange arrows

Named routeLocal walking route
Reebed RambleWalking route
Named route
Marsh MeanderWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 31Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 31Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 31Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blythburgh to Southwold road

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blythburgh to Southwold road

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