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Mill Covert - Woodland

12 ha

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.85816, -3.50360

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Exe Valley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Tiverton & Cullompton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef TCCRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route200 m
Named routeRef 3Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route981 m
Named routeRef 3Length 981 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route725 m
Named routeRef 3Length 725 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 3Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Exe and Bickleigh Mill leat

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Exe and Bickleigh Mill leat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Westexe Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🌱The Little Rec.Urban park4.9 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦Roman CoinHistoric site600 m→✦An Iron Age defended settlement and associated cultivation terraces 230m south west of Cadeleigh CourtHistoric site2.5 km→✦Cadbury CastleHistoric site3.8 km→

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