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Fox Covert

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.68872, -1.14647

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Parasola, White Saddle +19 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Parasola, White Saddle +19 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, 2-spot Ladybird +238 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, 2-spot Ladybird +238 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Nettle, Greater Burdock +145 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Nettle, Greater Burdock +145 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

123 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track and Fox Covert

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track and Fox Covert

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