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Fox Covert

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.20306, -1.29497

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

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

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · last seen 2025; Plants — Bird's-Foot-Trefoil · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
The Oak Walk, HardwickWalking route5.6 km

Dogs on leads in the park.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 67Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route100 m
Named routeLength 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track near the Stockley Trail

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track near the Stockley Trail

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site3.1 km→✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site3.6 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site3.1 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site3.1 km→🌱Vale ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Hornscroft ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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