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Foxcovert Plantation - Conifer woodland

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.04864, -1.12027

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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

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route N9Cycling route
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route △Cycling route
Named routeRef △Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in the Foxcovert Plantation

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in the Foxcovert Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BURNTSTUMPCountry park1.3 km→🌱Bestwood Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bestwood Country Park (Mill Lakes)Urban park5 km→🌱Burntstump Country ParkUrban park1.2 km→🦉THE HOBBUCKSNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Oxton parkUrban park3.9 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Calverton 4

Not High (England Use Only)1.2 km→
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Calverton 1

Not High (England Use Only)2.0 km→
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Calverton 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→

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