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Butterwell Covert

3 ha

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.78106, -2.27124

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Shieldbug +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Squirrel-tail Moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Squirrel-tail Moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
Route EUL 1Walking route
Named routeRef EUL 1
Prout's Bridgepublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: unclassified
Prout's Bridgepublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A long Down coal train south of Haresfield

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A long Down coal train south of Haresfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stratford ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Rest GardenUrban park4 km→🌱Laburnum ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Stratford ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworksHistoric site1.1 km→

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