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Fox Covert

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.66357, -0.94187

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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 Jackdaw and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Fieldfare +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Fieldfare +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Hogweed +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Physcia tenella +8 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Physcia tenella +8 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Ash, Common Nettle +241 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hawthorn, Ash, Common Nettle +241 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park Road enters Lowesby Hall Parkland

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park Road enters Lowesby Hall Parkland

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✦LOWESBY HALLHistoric site500 m→✦Lowesy village earthworkHistoric site700 m→✦QUENBY HALLHistoric site2.1 km→✦BAGGRAVE HALLHistoric site2.2 km→🌱All Saints ChurchUrban park600 m→✦Lowesby deserted medieval village with three fishpondsHistoric site800 m→

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