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Fox Covert

2 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.75826, -1.45248

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Peziza +11 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Peziza +11 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Uncertain, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Marbled Minor agg. +320 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Uncertain, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Marbled Minor agg. +320 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Shining Crane's-bill, Giant Hogweed, Cleavers +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Shining Crane's-bill, Giant Hogweed, Cleavers +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard, Bramble +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route654 m
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Pond in Fox Covert

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond in Fox Covert

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