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Rhododendron Covert

23 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

50.91859, -3.10559

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Wall Screw-moss, Common Feather-moss +55 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Wall Screw-moss, Common Feather-moss +55 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Blagdon HillWalking route
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Churchstanton : Track

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Churchstanton : Track

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OTTERHEAD LAKESNature reserve100 m→✦RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument)Historic site2.2 km→✦Site of Otterhead HouseHistoric site0 m→✦World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren FarmHistoric site2.2 km→✦Robin Hood's ButtsHistoric site800 m→✦Round barrow cemetery 100m south of School FarmHistoric site800 m→

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