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Parkmill Covert

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Ruth Riddle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.62309, -2.53728

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Syritta pipiens +83 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Syritta pipiens +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 41Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.9 km
Named routeRef 41Length 4.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lone tree and covert

📷 Ruth Riddle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lone tree and covert

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🌱Mundy Playing FieldsUrban park2 km→🌱Mundy Playing FieldsUrban park2 km→🌱StreamleazeUrban park2.6 km→🌱StreamleazeUrban park2.6 km→🌱Oldown Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, ThornburyHistoric site1 km→

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