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Sherbrooke Fox Covert

5 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.84256, -0.95885

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Turkeytail, Yellow Brain, Candlesnuff Fungus +8 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Turkeytail, Yellow Brain, Candlesnuff Fungus +8 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +364 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +364 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Coltsfoot, Common Chickweed, Daisy +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Common Chickweed, Daisy +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oilseed rape field near Long Clawson, Leicestershire

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oilseed rape field near Long Clawson, Leicestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland FieldsHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Newbold medieval settlement and part of the open field system, 330m north east of Manor FarmHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St Remigius's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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