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Whinhill Covert

42 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

52.83322, 0.46864

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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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Stonechat, Robin, Woodpigeon +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Stonechat, Robin, Woodpigeon +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Sericomyia silentis, Keeled Skimmer +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Bog Asphodel, Round-leaved Sundew +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Bog Asphodel, Round-leaved Sundew +23 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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Elizabeth WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route
Ken Hill CircularWalking route2.3 km

This short but charming walk snakes through the mixed woodland of the Ken Hill Estate.

Named routeLength 2.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Snettisham CircularWalking route4.5 km

This Snettisham circular walk has a wonderful variety of landscapes to enjoy .

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The Woottons CircularWalking route3 km

This Woottons route has good surfaces throughout and a number of bridges to help visitors through woodland.

Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 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
King's Lynn - FakenhamCycling route
Named routeRef Green (2)Local cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Sandringham Explorer LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wolferton Fen and Dersingham Bog

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wolferton Fen and Dersingham Bog

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sandringham Royal ParklandUrban park2 km→🏞️SANDRINGHAMCountry park2 km→🌱Sandringham Country ParkUrban park2 km→⛪St Mary Magdalen's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→🌱North GardensUrban park3 km→✦Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's ChurchHistoric site3 km→

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