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Old Hare Covert - Broadleaved woodland

11 ha

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.37296, -1.43738

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 05Walking route
Named routeRef C05Listed length 19 kmLocal walking route
Chapel Lanepublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: service
Field Viewpublic footpath · 64 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mPath type: service
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route789 m
Named routeRef 52Length 789 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 52Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ryton On Dunsmore-River Avon

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ryton On Dunsmore-River Avon

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✦COMBE ABBEYHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Ryton Pools Country ParkUrban park3 km→🏞️RYTON POOLSCountry park3 km→🌱Whitley CommonUrban park4.4 km→🌱Charterhouse Heritage ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Charterhouse FieldUrban park4.9 km→

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