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Lawnpit Covert

4 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.80139, -1.82078

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Straw Dot +190 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Straw Dot +190 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Spurge, Herb-Paris, Crab Apple · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Spurge, Herb-Paris, Crab Apple · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roadside tree

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roadside tree

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪Church of the Holy AngelsReligious grounds500 m→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Abbots Bromley market crossHistoric site4.6 km→

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