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Foxcovert Plantation

13 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.04965, -1.12185

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Cape Thread-moss +12 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Cape Thread-moss +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route N9Cycling route
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route △Cycling route
Named routeRef △Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in the Foxcovert Plantation

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in the Foxcovert Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BURNTSTUMPCountry park1.2 km→🌱Bestwood Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bestwood Country Park (Mill Lakes)Urban park4.9 km→🌱Burntstump Country ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Oxton parkUrban park4 km→🦉THE HOBBUCKSNature reserve4 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Calverton 4

Not High (England Use Only)1.3 km→
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Calverton 1

Not High (England Use Only)2.0 km→
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Calverton 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→

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