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Damside Covert

18 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

53.13501, -1.06950

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Small White +141 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silky Forklet-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +76 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silky Forklet-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +76 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
National Byway (Southwell Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route339 m
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Inkersall Lanebridleway · 864 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 864 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest track near Inkersall Manor

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest track near Inkersall Manor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vicar Water Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Forest Holidays Sherwood ForestUrban park4.1 km→🏞️VICAR WATERCountry park4.2 km→🦉VICAR WATER NATURE RESERVENature reserve4.2 km→🦉TIPPINGS WOODNature reserve4.3 km→🌱Vicar Water Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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