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Cradock's Covert

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.64197, -1.44435

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Microbotryum parlatorei, Madarch y Maes, Parasola +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Microbotryum parlatorei, Madarch y Maes, Parasola +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Water Mint +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +123 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterbur, Great Willowherb, Cyperus Sedge +158 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Butterbur, Great Willowherb, Cyperus Sedge +158 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheat field off Bosworth Road

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheat field off Bosworth Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park4.2 km→🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park4.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' ChurchHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Trim trailUrban park2.8 km→

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