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Fox Covert

6 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Fox Covert · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.24890, -1.28826

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Pincushion, Frizzled Pincushion, Red Dead-nettle +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Pincushion, Frizzled Pincushion, Red Dead-nettle +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Ramsons, Common Sorrel +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
Featherbed Lanepublic footpath · 561 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 561 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 67Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route359 m
Named routeLength 359 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Wikipedia · Fox Covert · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️POOLSBROOKCountry park4.1 km→✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site2.1 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site2.1 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site2.1 km→🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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