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Barthorp's Covert

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Brown Hawker, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — White Clover, White Campion, Petty Spurge +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Clover, White Campion, Petty Spurge +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 1Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route217 m

Named routeRef 1Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Blue Tit +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Great TitParus major2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
MagpiePica pica2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
SwiftApus apus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2023

Hedgehog · Badger · Fallow Deer · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
BadgerMeles meles
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2025

Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Norfolk Aeshna +19

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2021
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2020
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2020

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

White Clover · White Campion · Petty Spurge · Tutsan · Hedge Woundwort +6

White CloverTrifolium repens
White CampionSilene latifolia
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Papaver somniferum subsp. setigerumPapaver somniferum subsp. setigerum2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Blue Tit +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Great TitParus major2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
MagpiePica pica2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
SwiftApus apus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2023

Hedgehog · Badger · Fallow Deer · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
BadgerMeles meles
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2025

Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Norfolk Aeshna +19

Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
SyrphusSyrphus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2021
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2020
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2020

🌿

Plants11 species

summer

2025

White Clover · White Campion · Petty Spurge · Tutsan · Hedge Woundwort +6

White CloverTrifolium repens
White CampionSilene latifolia
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Papaver somniferum subsp. setigerumPapaver somniferum subsp. setigerum2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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