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Windmill Covert

2 ha

📷 Malcolm White · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.91812, -2.20684

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +16 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Eristalis, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +16 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View looking west from top of church tower

📷 Malcolm White · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View looking west from top of church tower

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🌱Brickhampton Court Golf ClubUrban park3.2 km→🌱Longlevens AllotmentsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Meadow ViewUrban park3.9 km→🌱Longford ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Plock Court Playing FieldsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Longlevens AllotmentsUrban park3.9 km→

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