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Fox Covert - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.50401, -1.40248

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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 193m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 67

Varies

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

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackburn Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Storey Lock, Elsecar branch, Dearne & Dove Canal

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Storey Lock, Elsecar branch, Dearne & Dove Canal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lower Ashgates AllotmentsUrban park1.6 km→🌱Elsecar ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Wentworth ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen EngineHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Wombwell ParkUrban park1.5 km→✦The former Elsecar IronworksHistoric site1.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Wombwell 2

Low2.1 km→
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Wombwell 1

car park off Woodhead Road S74 9SZ

Low2.1 km→

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