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Rodwayhill Covert

6 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.88790, -2.30739

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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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dung Roundhead, Brown Mottlegill, Parasola kuehneri +12 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Dung Roundhead, Brown Mottlegill, Parasola kuehneri +12 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
HIGHNAM BRIDLEWAY 1bridleway · 951 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 951 mPath type: bridleway
Lassington Lanebridleway · 88 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 88 mPath type: unclassified
HIGHNAM BRIDLEWAY 1bridleway · 399 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 399 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruined barn, Rodwayhill

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruined barn, Rodwayhill

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Nearby places

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✦HIGHNAM COURTHistoric site1.8 km→🌱St Lucy's CourtUrban park4.9 km→🐄FarmHouseVisitor farm4.9 km→⛪St Mary De Crypt ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Over BridgeHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Westgate Leisure AreaUrban park4 km→

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