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Fox Covert

4 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.33314, -1.15726

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Tortoise Bug +190 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Tortoise Bug +190 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dwarf Thistle, Rare Spring-sedge, Creeping Thistle +169 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dwarf Thistle, Rare Spring-sedge, Creeping Thistle +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route
Named route
Rotherham RingWalking route
Named route
Worksop Walk, Mr Straw's HouseWalking route4 km

Urban terrain through mostly residential areas. Option to walk through the churchyard to visit the Straw's graves, the churchyard has uneven grassy ground.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 674Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The A57 by Fox Covert just outside Worksop

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The A57 by Fox Covert just outside Worksop

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Useful places within 5 km

🏞️LANGOLD PARKCountry park4.7 km→🌱Costhorpe PlantationUrban park4.8 km→🦉LANGOLD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Langold Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Sandhill LakeUrban park3.3 km→🌱Castle HillUrban park3.9 km→

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