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Mincepie Covert

4 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.75191, -2.35351

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕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 — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +109 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 41Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route104 m
Named routeRef 45Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 41Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Frampton on Severn

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Frampton on Severn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Slimbridge Wetland CentreVisitor farm3.8 km→🌱Laburnum ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Rest GardenUrban park4.9 km→✦FRAMPTON COURTHistoric site1.9 km→🐄Toad HallVisitor farm3.7 km→🐄Wader ShoreVisitor farm3.8 km→

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