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Big Sykes Covert

4 ha

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.00200, -0.80735

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 424m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stoke Field TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Nottinghamshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North Edge of Big Sykes Covert

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North Edge of Big Sykes Covert

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Nearby places

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✦Medieval villageHistoric site3.8 km→✦Medieval village including monastic college, chapel, moat, fishponds, dovecote and open field system 200m south of Manor FarmHistoric site3.8 km→✦Two moats and five fishponds at Top GreenHistoric site3.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Mary and All Saints ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Kilvington medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 400m south west of Staunton HallHistoric site2.6 km→

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