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Potter's Covert

1 ha

📷 John Poyser · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.92094, -1.70483

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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 — Yellowhammer, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin +27 more · last seen 2019; Birds — Yellowhammer, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin +27 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Forklet-moss, Redshank, Creeping Feather-moss +77 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Field Forklet-moss, Redshank, Creeping Feather-moss +77 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +21 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +21 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Exploring Sudbury - Village Trail, Sudbury HallWalking route2 km

The main trail covers a mix of terrain including cobbles, uneven surfaces and depending on the weather parts may be muddy. Through Sudbury village, the trail follows roads, some have pavements while others do not.

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Covert Farm

📷 John Poyser · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Covert Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SUDBURY HALLHistoric site4.5 km→✦Barton Blount medieval settlement remains, including a chapel, decoy pond and part of the open field system, 340m north of Barton HallHistoric site1.4 km→✦Medieval settlement, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields FarmHistoric site3.4 km→✦Cubley Hall moated siteHistoric site3.9 km→🐄Newlands Farm Shop & Tea RoomVisitor farm4.8 km→✦Shrunken medieval village and moated site at ThurvastonHistoric site4.7 km→

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