Fox Covert
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.
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References
- ^ a b "Fox Covert". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Therfield Heath citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Timeline". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "Map of Therfield Heath". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2015.