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Fox Covert - Broadleaved woodland

7 ha
DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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

8 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 66

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

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fly LineWalking route
Named route
The Fly Linepublic footpath · 763 m

Footpath commencing at the Sturton Grange and boundary proceeding in a northerly and then north easterly direction to its junction with Parlington Lane adjacent to the Gamekeepers Cottage

Public pathpublic footpathLength 763 mPath type: footway
The Fly Linepublic footpath · 463 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 463 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Parlington Lanebridleway · 400 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 400 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Parlington Lanebridleway · 69 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 69 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Parlington Lanebridleway · 328 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 328 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Parlington Lanebridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Parlington Lanebridleway · 84 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gamekeepers Cottage beside Parlington Lane

Gamekeepers Cottage beside Parlington Lane

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