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Fox Covert

3 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.54509, -1.06411

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Little Egret +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Little Egret +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Physcia caesia, Tephromela atra +11 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Physcia caesia, Tephromela atra +11 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Common Chickweed +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Coremacera marginata, Large Red Damselfly, Common Marble +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Coremacera marginata, Large Red Damselfly, Common Marble +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, White Clover, Creeping Thistle +62 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, White Clover, Creeping Thistle +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 6Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route500 m
Named routeRef 6Length 500 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fleckney Grange Farm

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fleckney Grange Farm

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🌱Fordview Play ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱The RecUrban park4.3 km→🌱Coombe ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦Wystowe village earthworkHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Edward Road ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site4.5 km→

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