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Black Covert

8 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.79447, -2.04404

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Euophryum confine, 7-spot Ladybird, Dasysyrphus albostriatus +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Euophryum confine, 7-spot Ladybird, Dasysyrphus albostriatus +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Common Nettle, Cowslip +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Common Nettle, Cowslip +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route848 m
Named routeRef 5Length 848 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route128 m
Named routeLength 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 5Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route47 m
Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 5Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Follow the DogMountain bike route
Named routeRef Follow the DogRound tripLocal cycle route
Fair Oak Pools TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pasture and forest near Tixall in Staffordshire

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture and forest near Tixall in Staffordshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shugborough EstateUrban park2 km→✦SHUGBOROUGHHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Staffordshire County ShowgroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Wildwood ParkUrban park3.3 km→🏞️CANNOCK CHASECountry park3.7 km→🌱Charnley Road Playing FieldsUrban park5 km→

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