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Parkpond Covert

99 ha

📷 Zorba the Geek · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome99 ha

Getting here

52.51782, 0.72056

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodlark, Firecrest, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodlark, Firecrest, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large Scabious Mining Bee, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Jet Ant · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Shepherd's Cress, Tufted-sedge, Small Cudweed +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Shepherd's Cress, Tufted-sedge, Small Cudweed +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lynford Stag WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Green Walk (Easy Access)Walking route
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Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Desert Rats Memorial WalkWalking route
Named route
Desert Rats Memorial Walk Easy Access TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.6 km
Named routeRef 13Length 7.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Military vehicles close to All Saints, Stanford

📷 Zorba the Geek · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Military vehicles close to All Saints, Stanford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LYNFORD HALLHistoric site2.9 km→🐄Brown's RestaurantVisitor farm4.5 km→✦Lynford Arboretum FollyHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→💧Lynford Upper LakeReservoir2.9 km→💧Lynford Lower LakeReservoir3.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lynford Upper Lake

Lynford Arboretum - Below Lynford Hall

Not High (England Use Only)2.9 km→

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