Fox Covert - Broadleaved woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Blaby Getting here
52.59162, -1.21536
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 229m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking 229m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Cinquefoil, Greater Plantain +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Cinquefoil, Greater Plantain +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Entyloma ficariae, Violet Rust, Bitter Chocolate Rust +1 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Entyloma ficariae, Violet Rust, Bitter Chocolate Rust +1 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Autumn Hawkbit, Red Dead-nettle +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Footpath V51 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V51
Show on map Bridleway V29 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V29
Show on map Bridleway V44 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V44
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Harolds Lane public footpath · 603 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 603 m Path type: footway
Show on map 87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Leicester 'Route 3' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leicester 'Route 2' Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map West End Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref West End Way Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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