Fox Covert is a 2.9-hectare (7.2-acre) nature reserve near Royston in North Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.[1]

The site is a mature beech woodland that was planted in the nineteenth century. White helleborine orchids are commonly found as ground flora around the area. The reserve houses deer and various species of birds.[1][2] In 1964, Fox Covert was offered as a gift by Mr. Fordham of Letchworth and became the Trust's first nature reserve.[3]

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

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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.

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