Lower Covert - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.74214, -3.51251
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route▾
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Path and bridge into Collins Road, Exeter
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