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Coles' Covert

11 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.41216, -0.89420

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Plea minutissima, Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis, Common Water-Boatman +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Plea minutissima, Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis, Common Water-Boatman +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bush Vetch, Crosswort, Grass Vetchling · last seen 2025; Plants — Bush Vetch, Crosswort, Grass Vetchling · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Named routeRef 6Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route204 m
Named routeRef 6Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brampton Valley Way in New Covert

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brampton Valley Way in New Covert

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Nearby places

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✦Kelmarsh Gardens and ParklandHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park500 m→✦Kelmarsh medieval settlementHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park1.1 km→✦Clipston medieval settlementHistoric site4.8 km→

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