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Burbage's Covert - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingPlayDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.76070, -0.87932

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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
  • 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

17 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
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scalford Brook flowing through the Pedigree Petfoods site

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scalford Brook flowing through the Pedigree Petfoods site

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Egerton ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Play CloseUrban park600 m→🌱New ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Wilton ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Wilton ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park900 m→

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