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Home Covert

7 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.53957, -0.44130

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 193m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Eupeodes luniger, Syritta pipiens +129 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Eupeodes luniger, Syritta pipiens +129 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to West Drayton stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Home Covert, Hillingdon

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Home Covert, Hillingdon

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🏞️DENHAMCountry park4.4 km→🌱Northala FieldsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Dowding ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦Stockley Park: Business park Phases I and II, and country park and golf courseHistoric site3 km→🌱Fassnidge ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Denham Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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