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Bouch's Covert

2 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.76234, -0.85044

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Himalayan Balsam, Bittersweet +57 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Himalayan Balsam, Bittersweet +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, White Dead-nettle, Rowan +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Yellow Brain, Pear Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Yellow Brain, Pear Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route687 m
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route24 m
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route507 m
Named routeRef 64Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 64Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway Bridge over the River Eye

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway Bridge over the River Eye

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