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Little Fox Covert

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.65009, -1.33479

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Grey Knight, Earthfan, Brown Birch Bolete +31 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Grey Knight, Earthfan, Brown Birch Bolete +31 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, Bulrush +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +200 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +200 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Sand Martin, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Sand Martin, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hard Rush, Bramble +95 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Hard Rush, Bramble +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wind turbine at the Stonehaven Wind Farm

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wind turbine at the Stonehaven Wind Farm

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🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park4.9 km→🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️BAGWORTH HEATH WOODSCountry park2.7 km→🌱Tropical Bird GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Pickard Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→

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