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Fox Covert Plantation

5 ha

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.64579, -0.46529

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Liocoris tripustulatus, Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Liocoris tripustulatus, Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Rough Hawkbit, Alsike Clover · last seen 2022; Plants — Hazel, Rough Hawkbit, Alsike Clover · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route112 m
Named routeRef 1Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fox Covert Plantation

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fox Covert Plantation

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🌱Baysgarth ParkUrban park4 km→⛪St Augustine of Canterbury Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→🌱Baysgarth ParkUrban park4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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