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Bellhill Covert

3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.13935, -1.66573

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Spotted Flycatcher
  • 🌿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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — House Martin, Spotted Flycatcher, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Spotted Flycatcher, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing +181 more · last seen 2019; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Ground-ivy, Great Willowherb +110 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Ground-ivy, Great Willowherb +110 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Hogweed +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 9.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route142 m
Named routeRef 5Length 142 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 5Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A3400 heading towards Stratford-upon-Avon

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A3400 heading towards Stratford-upon-Avon

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✦ALSCOT PARKHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Clifford Rec.Urban park4.5 km→🌱Newbold GreenUrban park3.2 km→✦CLIFFORD MANORHistoric site4.1 km→✦Thornton deserted medieval villageHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Mary's and Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds400 m→

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