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Long Covert

7 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.82964, -2.19219

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and House Sparrow
  • 🌿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

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, House Sparrow, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, House Sparrow, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Stafford 62Walking route
Named route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stafford 57Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 5Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route128 m
Named routeLength 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 5Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 5Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle View ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Destination ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Stafford Castle GroundsUrban park4.7 km→🌱Pitt Street, Doorstep Green, Friendship GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Pitt StreetUrban park4.3 km→🌱Parkside - Short GrassUrban park4.8 km→

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