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Hopton Pools Covert

6 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.83055, -2.06856

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Little Ringed Plover
  • 🐕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· Free

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover, Carrion Crow +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover, Carrion Crow +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Silis ruficollis, Welsh Chafer +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Silis ruficollis, Welsh Chafer +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Stafford 62Walking route
Named route
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 5Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route848 m
Named routeRef 5Length 848 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route128 m
Named routeLength 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 5Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Square Covert, Hopton Heath

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Square Covert, Hopton Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Staffordshire County ShowgroundUrban park600 m→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Charnley Road Playing FieldsUrban park2.9 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.5 km→🦉RIVERSIDENature reserve3.5 km→

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