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Lord Aylesford's Covert - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.77653, -1.00239

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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
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route381 m
Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route127 m
Named routeRef 48Length 127 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route423 m
Named routeRef 48Length 423 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A6006 near Shoby, Leicestershire

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A6006 near Shoby, Leicestershire

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🌱Ragdale HallUrban park2.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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