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Crick Covert

5 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.35982, -1.16162

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Mallard, Greylag Goose +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Mallard, Greylag Goose +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Amara, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Large Red Damselfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Amara, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Large Red Damselfly +2 more · last seen 2025

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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rail Trail: The Avon Valley from Rugby CircularWalking route4.8 km

A 3-mile walk sampling a different side of Rugby, with an amble along the Avon Valley through peace and quiet to the village of Clifton-upon-Dunsmore. Duration: 1.5 hours Distance: 3 miles

Named routeRef rtRAVLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route785 m
Named routeRef 50Length 785 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Watling Streetbyway open to all traffic · 698 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 698 mPath type: track
Watling Streetbyway open to all traffic · 116 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 116 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Northbound M1 near Crick

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Northbound M1 near Crick

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hilmorton Village GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Featherbed Lane Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Crick Sports GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Kilsby Playing FieldUrban park2.7 km→✦Watling Street Roman RoadHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Crick Sports GroundUrban park2 km→

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