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Fox Covert

4 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.77494, -1.51651

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Groundsel, Wood Avens +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Groundsel, Wood Avens +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blue WalkWalking route2.3 km
Named routeLength 2.3 km
Pink WalkWalking route1.4 km
Named routeLength 1.4 km
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 km
🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route600 m
Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route18 m
Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route
Named route
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge at the entrance to Goseley Dale Wood

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge at the entrance to Goseley Dale Wood

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