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Parkend Covert

3 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.79956, -2.31326

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Chiffchaff, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Chiffchaff, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus, Dark Bush-cricket +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus, Dark Bush-cricket +3 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

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Geology TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route236 m
Named routeRef 41Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 41Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route261 m
Named routeRef 41Length 261 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gardens at Hardwicke Court

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gardens at Hardwicke Court

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🌱Holmleigh ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Fishers Meadow Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→✦Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworksHistoric site4.6 km→✦Haresfield CourtHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Fieldcourt Drive Open SpaceUrban park2.9 km→🌱Fieldcourt Drive Open SpaceUrban park3 km→

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