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Eight Acre Covert

9 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, Hogweed +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rosa canina, Meadowsweet, Bramble +120 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rosa canina, Meadowsweet, Bramble +120 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Iris Rust, Puccinia hysterium +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Meadowsweet Rust, Iris Rust, Puccinia hysterium +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

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

28 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
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 63Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ashby Canal and towpath at Eight Acre Covert

Ashby Canal and towpath at Eight Acre Covert

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