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Fox Covert

3 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.03903, -0.65717

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Waxwing, Mute Swan +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Waxwing, Mute Swan +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Whitebeam, Dandelion, Bramble +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Whitebeam, Dandelion, Bramble +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Jubilee WalkWalking route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmLocal walking route
Seven Parishes Millennium Circular WalkWalking route21.6 km
Named routeLength 21.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
(6)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeLocal cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V10Cycling route
Named routeRef V10Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H6Cycling route
Named routeRef H6Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route
Named routeRef H4Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Longslade TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M1 motorway at Fox Covert

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M1 motorway at Fox Covert

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Caldecotte LakeUrban park4.7 km→🌱Ouzel Valley ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Glebe Farm WetlandsUrban park1.1 km→🌱Mauretania way Park & LakeUrban park1.2 km→🌱Broughton Brook Linear ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Brooklands RidgeUrban park2.9 km→

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