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Fox Covert Plantation

4 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.40605, -0.22684

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Field Blewits, Wood Blewits +48 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Field Blewits, Wood Blewits +48 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Field Blewits, Wood Blewits, False Chanterelle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

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

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kirmond Top and Fox Covert Plantation: aerial 2015

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kirmond Top and Fox Covert Plantation: aerial 2015

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman villaHistoric site1.9 km→✦Site of medieval nunnery and settlement, OrfordHistoric site3.5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Mary and St Gabriel's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Cross in St Mary and St Gabriel's churchyardHistoric site4.1 km→⛪All Saints's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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