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Fox Covert

20 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.77172, -3.94016

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
  • 🌿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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Straw Dot, Flame Shoulder, White Ermine +214 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Straw Dot, Flame Shoulder, White Ermine +214 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Ivy, Black Bryony +14 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Ivy, Black Bryony +14 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Bramble +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sampford Courtenay: Fox Covert

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sampford Courtenay: Fox Covert

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Roman forts, marching camps and associated monumentsHistoric site3.3 km→✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.6 km→⚽North Tawton War Memorial ParkPlaying field4.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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