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Fox Covert

✦ Ancient woodland46 ha

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

52.71053, -1.27272

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Honey Fungus, Butter Cap, Hairy Curtain Crust +74 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Honey Fungus, Butter Cap, Hairy Curtain Crust +74 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Betony, Tormentil, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Rowan, Wood-rust +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Six-spot Burnet, Roesel's Bush-cricket +255 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
K2public footpath · 164 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
K1Apublic footpath · 679 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 679 mSurface grassPath type: footway
K2public footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route990 m
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve2.9 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦BRADGATE PARKHistoric site4.5 km→

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