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New Covert

4 ha

📷 Mark Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.68874, -1.57569

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-legged Partridge and Yellowhammer
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Yellowhammer, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Yellowhammer, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Blackthorn, Guelder-rose +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Apple Leaf Miner, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Maple Dot +73 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Apple Leaf Miner, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Maple Dot +73 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Groundsel, Wych Elm +153 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Groundsel, Wych Elm +153 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blue Roundhead · last seen 2024; Fungi — Blue Roundhead · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route160 m
Named routeRef 63Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route600 m
Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route657 m
Named routeRef 63Length 657 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 63Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New Covert East of Chilcote pumping station

📷 Mark Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New Covert East of Chilcote pumping station

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🌱Coneyberry Millennium GreenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Donisthorpe Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️SALTERSFORD WOODCountry park4.8 km→🦉SALTERSFORD WOODNature reserve4.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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