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Larch Covert

6 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.45770, -1.30333

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mistle Thrush, Raven, Redwing +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mistle Thrush, Raven, Redwing +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 11Walking route
Named routeRef C11Listed length 15 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 11A (short-cut on C11)Walking route
Named routeRef C11ALocal walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Larch Covert from near Brockhurst Road

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Larch Covert from near Brockhurst Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NEWNHAM PADDOXHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Bittesby Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🐄Malt Kiln FarmVisitor farm3.7 km→✦Medieval settlement at WithybrookHistoric site3.9 km→✦High Cross 60m north west of Highcross HouseHistoric site4 km→✦Roman town at High Cross Also in WARWICKSHIREHistoric site4.1 km→

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