Mill Covert - Woodland
8 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.62553, -2.45102
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km▾
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.4 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 8.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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The southern end of Gambril Lane
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Wildlife to spot
8,187 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,187 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Nuthatch +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Muntjac
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella +4
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,187 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Nuthatch +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Muntjac
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella +4
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas