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Fox Covert - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.26141, -1.27649

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Miners Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling 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
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route67 m
Named routeLength 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Viewpoint westwards

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Viewpoint westwards

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️POOLSBROOKCountry park4.8 km→✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site3.7 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site3.7 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site3.7 km→🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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