Foxglove Covert - improved access

Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve is a wonderful place - and a rather unusual one. It just happens to be situated in the middle of a very large Army garrison, which means that most visitors have to be escorted in and out, through the barracks. This is inconvenient and a deterrent for visitors, and probably not what the soldiers signed up for.

Good news! A new access gate is being prepared, which will reduce the inconvenience - for visitors coming by car, at any rate. (Or by bike or horse.)

The new way in will be off the Richmond-to-Leyburn road, the 'Tank Road', as it is known locally. Click the image above to see an enlarged map. The access road is shown in red, and is expected to open at the end of September.

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