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Botany Bay Fox Covert

16 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.63452, -0.96018

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Ash +56 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Ash +56 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eriothrix rufomaculata, Meadow Grasshopper, Ectemnius continuus +36 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Eriothrix rufomaculata, Meadow Grasshopper, Ectemnius continuus +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Bramble +6 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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route745 m
Named routeRef 63Length 745 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hedge next to Botany Bay Fox Covert

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hedge next to Botany Bay Fox Covert

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✦QUENBY HALLHistoric site1.7 km→✦LOWESBY HALLHistoric site3.7 km→✦Lowesy village earthworkHistoric site3.8 km→✦BAGGRAVE HALLHistoric site4.2 km→✦Cold Newton village earthworkHistoric site2.3 km→✦Cold Newton shrunken medieval village and moated siteHistoric site2.3 km→

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