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Lionlodge Covert

15 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.81412, -2.02052

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Anemone, Garlic Mustard +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Anemone, Garlic Mustard +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Meadowsweet +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 5Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 5Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 5Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route216 m
Named routeRef 5Length 216 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route659 m
Named routeRef 5Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lion Lodges Gates

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lion Lodges Gates

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shugborough EstateUrban park2.3 km→✦SHUGBOROUGHHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Staffordshire County ShowgroundUrban park3.3 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park2.5 km→🦉RIVERSIDENature reserve4.9 km→🌱Hixon Parish Council Playing FieldUrban park2 km→

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