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New Covert

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.80311, -1.13206

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak, Elder +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell, Dark-edged Bee-fly +372 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell, Dark-edged Bee-fly +372 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Hedge Woundwort +92 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hogweed, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Hedge Woundwort +92 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route990 m
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roadway to New Covert Farm

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roadway to New Covert Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STANFORD HALLHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Stanford Hall Rehabilitation EstateUrban park2.9 km→🌱Meadow ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱The Pinfold Village PoundUrban park4.5 km→🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park1.3 km→✦PRESTWOLD HALLHistoric site1.9 km→

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