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51.80351, -1.84169
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▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 6 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Skylark +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Skylark +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Silver Y, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +34 more · last seen 2019
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Wood Bristle-moss, Forked Veilwort +68 more · last seen 2019
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Free Public woodland
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾ approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Diamond Way Walking route 106 km ▾ Named route Ref DIA Length 106 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾ Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Family Walk, Lodge Park and Sherborne Park Estate Walking route 4.3 km ▾ An ideal walk for families, this route takes in peaceful farmland, woodland and the village. This walk passes through woodland and does get hilly. Dogs should be kept under close control.
Named route Length 4.3 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Purple Trail, Sherborne Park Estate Walking route 6 km ▾ Some sections of trail can get muddy, dog friendly but should be kept under close control
Named route Length 6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 92 m ▾ Named route Ref 48 Length 92 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 769 m ▾ Named route Ref 48 Length 769 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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▾ Western side of Ash Covert
‹ › Photos Western side of Ash Covert
‹ › Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Small White Pieris rapae
Small White Pieris rapae
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2014
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2014
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2014
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2014
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2014
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2014
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2014
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2014
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2013
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2013
Europiella artemisiae Europiella artemisiae2010
Europiella artemisiae Europiella artemisiae2010
European Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus rugulipennis2010
European Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus rugulipennis2010
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2010
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2010
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2010
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2010
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2010
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2010
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2010
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2010
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2018
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2018
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2014
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2014
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2014
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2014
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2014
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2014
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2013
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2013
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2013
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2013
Pretty Chalk Carpet Melanthia procellata2013
Pretty Chalk Carpet Melanthia procellata2013
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2013
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2013
Empicoris vagabundus Empicoris vagabundus2010
Empicoris vagabundus Empicoris vagabundus2010
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2010
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2010
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2010
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2010 2016
2016
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2016
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2016
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2016
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2016
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2016
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2016
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2016
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2016
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2016
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2016
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2016
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2016
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2016
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2016
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2016
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2016
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2016
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2016
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2016
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2016
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2016
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2016
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2016
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2016
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella2016
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella2016
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2016
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus2016
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2016
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2016
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2016
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2016
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2016
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2016
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium2016
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium2016
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2016
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2016
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2016
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2016
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2016
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2016
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2016
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2016
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2016
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2016
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2016
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2016
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2016
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2016
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2016
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2016
Fountain Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium tenax2016
Fountain Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium tenax2016
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2016
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2016
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2016
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2016
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2016
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2016
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2016
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2016
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2016
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2016
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2016
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2016
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2016
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus2016
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2016
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2016
Tiny Feather-moss Serpoleskea confervoides2016
Tiny Feather-moss Serpoleskea confervoides2016
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2016
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2016
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2016
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2016
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2016
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2016
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2016
Great Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2016
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus2016
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus2016
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2016
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2016
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2016
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2016
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2016
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2016
Curve-stalked Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella curviseta2016
Curve-stalked Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella curviseta2016
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus2016
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus2016
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2016
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2016
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila2016
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila2016
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2016
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2016
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum2016
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum2016
Chalk Feather-moss Campylophyllopsis calcarea2016
Chalk Feather-moss Campylophyllopsis calcarea2016
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2016
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2016
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2016
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2016
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2016
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2016
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2016
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2016
Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum2016
Streaky Feather-moss Brachythecium glareosum2016
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus2016
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus2016
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata2016
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata2016
Depressed Feather-moss Taxiphyllum wissgrillii2016
Depressed Feather-moss Taxiphyllum wissgrillii2016
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2016
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2016
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2016
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2016
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale2016
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale2016
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2016
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2016
Crisped Pincushion Ulota crispa2016
Crisped Pincushion Ulota crispa2016
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2016
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