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Black Covert

4 ha

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.63438, -2.47371

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Gatekeeper, Comma, Southern Hawker +32 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Hawthorn +144 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Hawthorn +144 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
OFA/10/10public footpath · 976 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 976 mPath type: footway
OFA/11/10public footpath · 477 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 477 mPath type: footway
OFA/12/10public footpath · 483 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 483 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 8.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mundy Playing FieldsUrban park5 km→🌱Mundy Playing FieldsUrban park5 km→✦TORTWORTH COURTHistoric site2.2 km→🌱StreamleazeUrban park4.3 km→🌱StreamleazeUrban park4.3 km→✦BERKELEY CASTLEHistoric site4.7 km→

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