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Crossing Covert

3 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.74829, -0.77382

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Dunnock +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Dunnock +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dropwort, Garlic Mustard, Dandelion +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oily Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Pocket Plum +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oily Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Pocket Plum +8 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Chocolate Mining Bee, Yellow-legged Mining Bee +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Chocolate Mining Bee, Yellow-legged Mining Bee +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Clover, Dropwort, Pignut +86 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Dropwort, Pignut +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Freightliner approaches level crossing

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freightliner approaches level crossing

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✦STAPLEFORD HALLHistoric site1.2 km→🐄Ferneley's Milk HutVisitor farm4.2 km→🐄Ferneley’s Dairy Barn CaféVisitor farm4.2 km→✦Moor Lane moated site, WhissendineHistoric site2.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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