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Long Covert

6 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Shelduck, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Shelduck, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Club-tail +16 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Mercian Way LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route44 m
Named routeLength 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route614 m
Named routeRef 45Length 614 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
N/ACycling route3.3 km
Named routeLength 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route135 m
Named routeRef 45Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pre-Dawn Mist, Long Covert Farm

Pre-Dawn Mist, Long Covert Farm

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