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.

References
  1. "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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