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Fox Covert

3 ha

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.25397, -2.38995

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 337m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 337m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cock's-foot, Elder +36 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cock's-foot, Elder +36 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Cheese LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Cheshire Cheese LoopLocal cycle route

Route 573Cycling route

Named routeRef 573National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route784 m

Named routeRef 573Length 784 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 573Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route188 m

Named routeRef 573Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.5 km

Named routeRef 573Length 6.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds33 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen · Grey Heron +28

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen · Grey Heron +28

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B5081 Crown Lane junction with Foxcovert Lane

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