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Fox Covert

3 ha

📷 Philip Gilbert · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.53999, -0.84463

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Whitethroat +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Whitethroat +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Nettle +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Nettle +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma, Physcia tenella +2 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma, Physcia tenella +2 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route101 m
Named routeRef 64Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slawston Trig Point June 2020

📷 Philip Gilbert · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slawston Trig Point June 2020

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Giles ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→🐄Ashley Herb Farm and Butchers & Farm ShopVisitor farm3.4 km→✦Medieval village earthworks, fishponds and mill leat at Stonton WyvilleHistoric site5 km→✦Bridge at MedbourneHistoric site1.8 km→✦The Old RectoryHistoric site2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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