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Fox Covert

4 ha

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.01034, -0.64330

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +26 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +26 more · last seen 2017

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Stock Dove, Tyto alba alba, Rook +7 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fox Covert

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Caythorpe Playing FieldUrban park3.4 km→🌱Caythorpe CourtUrban park4.9 km→🌱Frieston GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Frieston GreenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Marston HallUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Wilfrid's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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