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Sitch Covert

2 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.75060, -1.86889

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterbur · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterbur · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Cannock Chase Heritage TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route491 m
Named routeRef 54Length 491 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 54Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond on the east side of the B5014, north of High Bridge

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond on the east side of the B5014, north of High Bridge

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🌱Elmore ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Elmore ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Ravenhill ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Ravenhill ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Ravenhill ParkUrban park3.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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