Fox Covert

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Fox Covert is a 2.9 hectare nature reserve near Royston in North Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.[1]

The site is mature beech woodland, planted in the nineteenth century, and ground flora includes many white helleborine orchids. It has deer and many species of birds.[1][2] It was the Trust's first reserve, donated by Mr Fordham of Letchworth in 1964.[3]

Fox Covert borders Therfield Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest,[4] and the Hertfordshire Way long distance footpath passes through it.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Fox Covert". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Therfield Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Timeline". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Map of Therfield Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

Coordinates: 52°02′23″N 0°03′23″W / 52.039659°N 0.056485°W / 52.039659; -0.056485

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