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Rush Covert

16 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.52919, 0.59463

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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 95m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Wren +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Wren +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Trioza remota, Cabbage Bug, Physocephala rufipes +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Proliferous Pink, Kidney Vetch, Spanish Catchfly +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Proliferous Pink, Kidney Vetch, Spanish Catchfly +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The BrecksWalking route
Named route
Lynford Stag WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Desert Rats Memorial WalkWalking route
Named route
Desert Rats Memorial Walk Easy Access TrailWalking route
Named route
The Great Estates TrailWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route25 m
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route194 m
Named routeLength 194 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route19 km
Named routeLength 19 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route29 m
Named routeLength 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Didlington Drovebyway open to all traffic · 660 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 660 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rush Covert

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🐄Brown's RestaurantVisitor farm4.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→🌱Warren house : Caravan parkUrban park2.9 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Bowl barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 770m north west of Field BarnHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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