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Slades Covert

2 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.82353, -2.42283

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.6 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route307 m
Named routeRef 552Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route879 m
Named routeRef 552Length 879 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pollarded willows at Sambrook

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pollarded willows at Sambrook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHETWYND PARKHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→⛪St Michael's and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Swithin's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Cheswardine Castle and an associated linear bankHistoric site4.9 km→

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