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Knowle Covert

2 ha

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.65867, -1.82675

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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, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Hazel, Snowdrop +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Hazel, Snowdrop +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +44 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

4 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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Lichfield Canal Heritage Towpath TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
McClean WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 54Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route228 m
Named routeLength 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route59 m
Named routeLength 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cabbage Field alongside the Knowle Lane

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cabbage Field alongside the Knowle Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beacon ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELDHistoric site3 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Darnford ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Remembrance GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Shortbutts ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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