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Gamston Covert

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.28304, -0.94595

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Swallow, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Limnephilus lunatus, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Limnephilus lunatus, Polycentropus flavomaculatus +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Common Feather-moss +57 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Common Feather-moss +57 more · last seen 2025

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Nottinghamshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 647Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 647Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track into Gamston Covert

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into Gamston Covert

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