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Fox Covert - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.96986, -0.27071

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 230m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
circular walkWalking route

A circular walking route joining Graveley and Weston

Named route
Garden City 15Walking route
Named route
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: steps
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 56 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 1 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 12Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 12Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 130 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 15 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 15 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 602 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 602 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 184 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 184 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A Cambridge line train on the Hitchin flyover

📷 John Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Cambridge line train on the Hitchin flyover

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Howard Park and GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱The Wynd Community GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Letchworth Community GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Ransom's Recreation GroundUrban park1.5 km→🌱Windmill HillUrban park2.5 km→🌱Greencare @ NortonUrban park3.2 km→

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