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Dundas Covert

5 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.25081, -1.01606

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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
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Pheasant +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Pheasant +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Common Pincushion +43 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Common Pincushion +43 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +39 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +39 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route
Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sundown on the MacMillan Way

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sundown on the MacMillan Way

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Althorp ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Upton Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱St Luke's ChurchUrban park3.3 km→🌱St Luke's ChurchUrban park3.3 km→🌱Errington ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱St Crispin ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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