To the north of Covehithe, Benacre Broad is an area of open water lagoons and reed beds with a shingle beach and alder carr woodland.<ref name="slctwoodedfen">Wooded fens, Suffolk landscape character typology, Suffolk County Council.
tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ ʌv kˈoʊvhaɪð, bˈɛnækɚ bɹˈɔːd ɪz ɐn ˈɛɹiə ʌv ˈoʊpən wˈɔːɾɚ lɐɡˈuːnz ænd ɹˈiːd bˈɛdz wɪð ɐ ʃˈɪŋɡəl bˈiːtʃ ænd ˈɔːldɚ kˈɑːɹ wˈʊdlənd.ɹˈɛf nˈeɪm ˈiːkwəlz"ˌɛsˌɛlsˈiːtˈuːoʊdˌɛdfən"wˈʊdᵻd fˈɛnz, sˈʌfək lˈændskeɪp kˈæɹɪktɚ taɪpˈɑːlədʒi, sˈʌfək kˈaʊnti kˈaʊnsəl.