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Pearl Covert

47 ha

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

52.57053, -2.31222

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Corn Bunting, Skylark, Linnet +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Corn Bunting, Skylark, Linnet +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Turkey Oak, Elder, Pedunculate Oak +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Sericostoma personatum, 7-spot Ladybird +196 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Turkey Oak, Squirreltail Fescue, Scots Pine +145 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Turkey Oak, Squirreltail Fescue, Scots Pine +145 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Undergrowth near Stratford Brook, Chesterton, Shropshire

📷 Roger D Kidd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Undergrowth near Stratford Brook, Chesterton, Shropshire

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🌱Patshull ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bottom FieldUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Chad's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦DAVENPORT HOUSEHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Ludstone HallUrban park2.8 km→✦BADGER DINGLEHistoric site3.3 km→

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