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Lings Covert - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.82902, -0.80111

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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
  • 🐕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

3 activities

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Wildlife

Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.9 km
Named routeRef 64Length 9.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route166 m
Named routeRef 64Length 166 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heading north along the A607

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heading north along the A607

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Croxton ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Waltham Methodist ChurchUrban park1.4 km→✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site2 km→⛪Waltham Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→🐄Crossroads Cafe, Farm Shop and DairyVisitor farm4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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