New Covert Wood

The weather has been great the last few days so now it's the weekend it's time to get out and VisitWoods!

I had a quick look at my To-Do list and the New Covert wood right on the Brampton Valley Way caught my eye so after a quick look on Google Maps I headed off to find somewhere park up and go for a walk!

There is a small free car park at Kelmarsh Station on the Brampton Valley Way disused train line which is now a fantastic walk so this is where I parked my car.

I spotted on the map that the New Covert wood is right next to one of the disused tunnels that you can walk/cycle through so I made sure that I took my torch with me so I can take a quick wander through that after my walk around the woods.

The New Covert wood is a privately owned wood that is open to the public and if you're going for a walk or cycle then it's a perfect place to stop for a picnic as when you enter the wood you are straight away greeted with a picnic table!

It's a fairly small wood but there's plenty of room to go off exploring through the trees.  This time of year you'll see lots of Bluebells in this wood so it's well worth a visit.


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Fineshade Woods

This has got to be the most inclusive woods I have ever been to (and I've been to quite a few recently)!  There's plenty to do for everyone at this wood, you can go for a walk, jog, run, cycle, horse ride and even mountain-biking through the specially created 'Skills Loop' sections of this site!

There's a small play park and cafe here at the Top Lodge so there's an incentive for everyone to complete a walk around this fantastic place.  As with lots of other woods at the moment, there are some bluebells around this wood so make sure you take your camera with you to spot them!

Whilst on my walk, along with lots of bluebells I spotted a lot of giant fungi growing on some of the trees that were in log piles around the place - this is a working wood after all so please obey any signs that tell you work is going on and don't be tempted to climb on any of the wood piles as they can be dangerous!

As it's such a large wood there is a map available for you to take around with you.  It took me 15 minutes of wandering around the Top Lodge before I finally saw a small notice on a door saying maps are available from the RSPB shop where they have been hidden by a grumpy, rude old man in a plastic container underneath the counter where the staff enjoy a chat rather than greeting or helping customers so I don't think they really want anyone to buy one - I can only assume they train search and rescue teams here and are hoping people get lost...

All-in-all this is a fantastic wood with plenty to do and loads of places to explore and is well worth a day out here.


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Fineshades Wood - Top Lodge

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