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Healing Covert

8 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.57706, -0.18624

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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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Southern Hawker, Rosemary Beetle · last seen 2024; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Southern Hawker, Rosemary Beetle · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
Wanderlust WayWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripLocal walking route
European long distance path E8 - part NetherlandsWalking route
Named routeRef E8International walking route
Healing HobbleWalking route8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Public Footpath 40public footpath · 404 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 404 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycle Superhighway : Grimsby - ImminghamCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Healing PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Healing School

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Europark PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Europark Ind. Est.

Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stallingborough medieval settlement, post-medieval manor house and formal gardensHistoric site1.4 km→🦉FRESHNEY PARKWAYNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Capes Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→🌱Healing Methodist ChurchUrban park1.5 km→🌱Healing Methodist ChurchUrban park1.5 km→✦Churchyard cross 20m south of St Peter and St Paul's ChurchHistoric site1.5 km→

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