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Middle Covert - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.33390, -2.19179

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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
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
John Corbett WayWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmLocal walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeLength 67 km
Royal Hunters Walks - Foresters' walkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 49Cycling route
Named routeRef 49Regional cycle route
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route995 m
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 54Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rushock Trading Estate from Rylands Lane

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rushock Trading Estate from Rylands Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HARTLEBURY CASTLEHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Chaddesley Corbett Community OrchardUrban park3.9 km→🌱Chaddesley Corbett Community OrchardUrban park3.9 km→🦉HARTLEBURY COMMON/HILLDITCH POOLNature reserve4.7 km→✦Medieval settlement immediately surrounding St Michael's ChurchHistoric site1.2 km→✦Churchyard cross, St Michael's ChurchHistoric site1.1 km→

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