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Waltham New Covert

5 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.79691, -0.79576

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Ground-elder +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Red Bartsia +127 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Red Bartsia +127 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Gadwall, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route687 m
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route507 m
Named routeRef 64Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route143 m
Named routeRef 64Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Electricity poles and Waltham New Covert

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Electricity poles and Waltham New Covert

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Croxton ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦STAPLEFORD HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Waltham Methodist ChurchUrban park2.5 km→⛪Waltham Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Stapleford deserted medieval village and ice houseHistoric site4.3 km→

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