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Ranston Covert - Open water

7 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.58657, -0.49255

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Beeches CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
LCN 40Cycling route
Named routeRef 40Local cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Korda Lake

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Korda Lake

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DENHAMCountry park2.3 km→🌱Denham Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Fassnidge ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱AldebourneUrban park2.4 km→🌱Fassnidge ParkUrban park4.4 km→🦉DENHAM QUARRY PARK (MAPPED BOUNDARY NOT VERIFIED)Nature reserve1.9 km→

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