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Castle Covert

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.93134, -4.10077

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lepraria finkii, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Pertusaria hymenea +39 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lepraria finkii, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Pertusaria hymenea +39 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Ramsons, Meadowsweet +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Remote Sedge, Primrose +190 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Iron Prominent, Snout +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Iron Prominent, Snout +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route
Named routeRef GTC
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castle Hill Hillfort

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Hill Hillfort

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✦GREAT TORRINGTON CEMETERYHistoric site4.6 km→🌱RosemoorUrban park2.7 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park3.9 km→🎱Old Bowling GreenBowling green4.8 km→🌱Fruit And Vegetable GardenUrban park2.8 km→

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