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Pilton Fox Covert

2 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.61891, -0.66155

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Walking trails

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Brambling, Jackdaw, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Brambling, Jackdaw, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Fragrant Funnel, Alder Tongue, Common Orange Lichen +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Fragrant Funnel, Alder Tongue, Common Orange Lichen +9 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +181 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +181 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spear Thistle, Yellow-rattle, Daisy +111 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear Thistle, Yellow-rattle, Daisy +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Skew Bridge near Pilton

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Skew Bridge near Pilton

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🏞️RUTLAND WATERCountry park4 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park3.6 km→💧Rutland WaterReservoir4 km→💧Rutland WaterReservoir4 km→✦Martinsthorpe deserted medieval villageHistoric site4.3 km→✦MartinsthorpeHistoric site4.4 km→

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