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Duckpond Covert

33 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

52.66139, -1.46998

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Mining bee +104 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Mining bee +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rosa canina, Butterbur, Hogweed +159 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosa canina, Butterbur, Hogweed +159 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Jelly Ear, Yellow Brain +4 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Jelly Ear, Yellow Brain +4 more · last seen 2025

Varies

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

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route659 m
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

The Ashby Canal by Shackerstone Park Covert, Leicestershire

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Ashby Canal by Shackerstone Park Covert, Leicestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Twycross ZooVisitor farm4.1 km→🌱St John's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→✦Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' ChurchHistoric site3 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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