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Dalby's Covert - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

PicnicFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.83370, -1.34187

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airport Trailpublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
Airport Trailpublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trig Pillar

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trig Pillar

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Bentley Road ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Highfields HedgesUrban park2.7 km→✦Hemington ChapelHistoric site1.8 km→✦Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-TrentHistoric site3.5 km→⛪Long Whatton Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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