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Down Covert

47 ha

📷 Pam Brophy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

51.61008, -2.21359

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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
  • 🏃Trail running 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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Trail running

2 running route(s)

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Macmillan Waypublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface grassPath type: footway
Macmillan Waypublic footpath · 236 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 236 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 48Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Broad Driverestricted byway · 731 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 731 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
Macmillan Wayrestricted byway · 7 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 7 mSurface woodchipsPath type: bridleway
Macmillan Wayrestricted byway · 33 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 33 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In the vicinity of Down Plantation: Westonbirt

📷 Pam Brophy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In the vicinity of Down Plantation: Westonbirt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WESTONBIRTHistoric site700 m→⛪Church of the Holy CrossReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Earthwork 200yds (180m) W of parish churchHistoric site4.2 km→🐄Tucks Farm ShopVisitor farm4.2 km→✦ESTCOURT PARKHistoric site4.8 km→✦Romano-British settlement, earthwork enclosure and a section of the Fosse Way, 415m west of Whatley ManorHistoric site4.8 km→

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