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Old Fox Covert

2 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.97285, -0.74524

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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
  • 🛝Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus auricula, Limnephilus flavicornis, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnephilus auricula, Limnephilus flavicornis, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
North Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

106 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route
Named routeRef H8Local cycle route
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route
Named routeRef V7Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route
Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New housing by the old brickworks

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New housing by the old brickworks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Tattenhoe Valley ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Caldecotte LakeUrban park4.9 km→🌱Tattenhoe Valley ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Tattenhoe Valley ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Furzton LakeUrban park4.8 km→🌱Chepstow Drive Local ParkUrban park2 km→

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