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Tithebarn Covert

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.80572, -1.98663

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Germander Speedwell +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Alder Leaf Beetle +144 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Alder Leaf Beetle +144 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 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
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Tithebarn Farm

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Tithebarn Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shugborough EstateUrban park2.2 km→✦SHUGBOROUGHHistoric site2.4 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Wolseley Garden ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱St Leonard's ChurchUrban park3.5 km→🌱Hixon Parish Council Playing FieldUrban park2.5 km→

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