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Fox Covert - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Bob Walters · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.18614, -0.95761

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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
  • 🅿️Gayton Car Park 407m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Grafton WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 536Cycling route
Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route
Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route
NorbitalCycling route
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route874 m
Named routeRef 539Length 874 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 536Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A Pendolino heading north

📷 Bob Walters · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Pendolino heading north

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ladybridge ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Hunsbury Hill Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Upton Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Grangewood ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦COURTEENHALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Danehill SpinneyUrban park3.9 km→

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