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Top Covert

4 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Deer Shield, Split Porecrust +94 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Deer Shield, Split Porecrust +94 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Intermediate Screw-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia +19 more · last seen 2010; Plants — Intermediate Screw-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia +19 more · last seen 2010

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Holly Blue, Mangold Flea Beetle +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Holly Blue, Mangold Flea Beetle +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Rooting Bolete, False Chanterelle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bassingham - Carlton le Moorland Cycle TrackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route40 m
Named routeLength 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route325 m
Named routeLength 325 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route21 m
Named routeLength 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route16 m
Named routeLength 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route16 m
Named routeLength 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Field entrance near Top Covert

Field entrance near Top Covert

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