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Laurel Covert

4 ha

📷 Martin Wilson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.32341, -1.99259

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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
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Common Red Soldier Beetle +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Common Red Soldier Beetle +3 more · last seen 2026

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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Woodpecker TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hanbury Circular WalkWalking route6.8 km
Named routeLength 6.8 kmLocal walking route
Miller's TrailWalking route
Named route
Royal Hunters Walks - Link to CatshillWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Local Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route
Local Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Redditch NCN 5 Alternative RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Round tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Open fields; closed prison

📷 Martin Wilson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Open fields; closed prison

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bordesley AbbeyHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Morton Stanley ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Hewell GrangeHistoric site500 m→🌱Bromsgrove Cricket Hockey and Tennis ClubUrban park3.8 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park4 km→🌱St Stephen's ChurchUrban park4 km→

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