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The Triangle Covert - Mixed woodland

5 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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52.57363, -2.24635

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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
🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
🐕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

Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Strong match

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge RingWalking route

'Circuit' of Canals surrounding Dudley & Stourbridge. Follow the fascinating network of junctions and branches through scenery varying from industrial warehouses to suprisingly secluded rural lengths.

Named routeRef BCCRound tripRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

South Staffordshire Railway WalkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little OwlAthene noctua
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little OwlAthene noctua
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland and woodland east of The Clive in Staffordshire

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