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Lodge Covert

13 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.80339, -2.04280

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Ground-elder, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Field Grasshopper, Pinalitus cervinus +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine, Cowslip +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine, Cowslip +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route848 m
Named routeRef 5Length 848 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route128 m
Named routeLength 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 5Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 5Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km
Named routeRef 5Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tixall Road

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tixall Road

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Nearby places

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🌱Shugborough EstateUrban park2.2 km→✦SHUGBOROUGHHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Staffordshire County ShowgroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Wildwood ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️CANNOCK CHASECountry park4.6 km→🌱Charnley Road Playing FieldsUrban park4.6 km→

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