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Middle Covert

2 ha
WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 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
  • 🍄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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Trapeliopsis granulosa, Porpidia soredizodes +51 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Trapeliopsis granulosa, Porpidia soredizodes +51 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss +20 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss +20 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Plossland RoundWalking route
Named route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
A607 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 93Cycling route
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
A607 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
High Dikerestricted byway · 141 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 141 mPath type: service
High Dikerestricted byway · 132 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 132 mPath type: service
Tower Lanerestricted byway · 116 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 116 mSurface asphaltPath type: secondary
White Lanerestricted byway · 123 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 123 mSurface asphaltPath type: secondary

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