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Naseby Covert

11 ha

📷 D Gore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.41313, -0.98301

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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
  • 🌿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· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +9 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +9 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip · last seen 2012; Plants — Cowslip · last seen 2012

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

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

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route633 m
Named routeRef 6Length 633 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route947 m
Named routeRef 6Length 947 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Naseby 1645 – Cromwell’s final cavalry charge

📷 D Gore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Naseby 1645 – Cromwell’s final cavalry charge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Kelmarsh Gardens and ParklandHistoric site4.3 km→✦Kelmarsh medieval settlementHistoric site4.5 km→✦Clipston medieval settlementHistoric site2.6 km→✦Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey FarmHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Welford Pocket ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park5 km→

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