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Bengough's Covert - Mixed woodland

2 ha

📷 David Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.71494, -2.40846

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Wildlife

Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route

a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course

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

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 41Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 41Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route679 m
Named routeRef 41Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 41Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Twyditch Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Quaint electricity pylon

📷 David Robinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Quaint electricity pylon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Slimbridge Wetland CentreVisitor farm2.9 km→🐄Mission PossibleVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄Wader ShoreVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄Andean and Lesser FlamingosVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄TundraVisitor farm2.9 km→🐄Toad HallVisitor farm2.9 km→

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