Lost Network icon in Finder

When clicking on the Network icon in the Finder side bar I acidently dragged it out of the finder window, it dissapered with a puff like items in the dock. How do I restore it, I need to access my network and want the short cut back.

Hello Simon,
Go to Finder > Preferences and check the corresponding item (full checkbox)
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