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Simpkin's Covert

6 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.80975, -2.25525

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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 — Tawny Owl, Yellowhammer, House Martin +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Yellowhammer, House Martin +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Volucella inanis, Hornet +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Volucella inanis, Hornet +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Lords-and-Ladies, Pineappleweed +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Lords-and-Ladies, Pineappleweed +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeRef 55Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m
Named routeRef 55Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route825 m
Named routeRef 55Length 825 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route658 m
Named routeRef 55Length 658 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 55Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Simpkin's Covert

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jim Jarvis Memorial Playing FieldUrban park4.9 km→✦Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian prioryHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Norbury Manor moated site, 8 fishponds and connecting channelsHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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