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Brandicar Covert

14 ha

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.52000, -0.41215

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Goldeneye, Blackbird +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Goldeneye, Blackbird +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Selfheal, Broad-leaved Pondweed, Crosswort +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, Broad-leaved Pondweed, Crosswort +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Meadowsweet, Bulrush

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

6,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2025

Cecidomyiidae · Mycodiplosis · Clinodiplosis · Hawthorn Parornix · Hylemya vagans +58

CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae
MycodiplosisMycodiplosis
ClinodiplosisClinodiplosis
Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans
AnagrusAnagrus
LestodiplosisLestodiplosis
White-headed DrabParaswammerdamia albicapitella
AlaptusAlaptus
MeoneuraMeoneura
SarcophagaSarcophaga
Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
AnthomyiaAnthomyia
Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata
Polypedilum sordensPolypedilum sordens
Golden DotStigmella aurella
Actia lamiaActia lamia
DolichopodidaeDolichopodidae
Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma
Epiclerus panyasEpiclerus panyas
Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella
TelenomusTelenomus
MeraporusMeraporus
LysiphlebusLysiphlebus
PlatypalpusPlatypalpus
Trichopria verticillataTrichopria verticillata
Trichopria picipesTrichopria picipes
CamptopteraCamptoptera
LymaenonLymaenon
Dark Blackthorn Tip MothArgyresthia albistria
ResseliellaResseliella
MegaseliaMegaselia
Shining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerella
MacrostelesMacrosteles
Piezura graminicolaPiezura graminicola
Megaselia tarsalisMegaselia tarsalis
Helina reversioHelina reversio
Gryon misellumGryon misellum
Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana
Turnip Flea BeetlePhyllotreta nigripes
CerodonthaCerodontha
Trichopria basalisTrichopria basalis
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida
AphanogmusAphanogmus
SiphonaSiphona
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
Tetanocera elataTetanocera elata
Lasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidum
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella
IteomyiaIteomyia
CoenosiaCoenosia
Megaselia brevicostalisMegaselia brevicostalis
Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Procladius culiciformisProcladius culiciformis
EupteryxEupteryx
Carrion MothMonopis weaverella
CtenochiraCtenochira
TricimbaTricimba
Anthomyia pluvialisAnthomyia pluvialis
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella
Mycodiplosis sphaerothecaeMycodiplosis sphaerothecae
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella
EudorylasEudorylas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2025

Cecidomyiidae · Mycodiplosis · Clinodiplosis · Hawthorn Parornix · Hylemya vagans +58

CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae
MycodiplosisMycodiplosis
ClinodiplosisClinodiplosis
Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans
AnagrusAnagrus
LestodiplosisLestodiplosis
White-headed DrabParaswammerdamia albicapitella
AlaptusAlaptus
MeoneuraMeoneura
SarcophagaSarcophaga
Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
AnthomyiaAnthomyia
Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata
Polypedilum sordensPolypedilum sordens
Golden DotStigmella aurella
Actia lamiaActia lamia
DolichopodidaeDolichopodidae
Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma
Epiclerus panyasEpiclerus panyas
Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella
TelenomusTelenomus
MeraporusMeraporus
LysiphlebusLysiphlebus
PlatypalpusPlatypalpus
Trichopria verticillataTrichopria verticillata
Trichopria picipesTrichopria picipes
CamptopteraCamptoptera
LymaenonLymaenon
Dark Blackthorn Tip MothArgyresthia albistria
ResseliellaResseliella
MegaseliaMegaselia
Shining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerella
MacrostelesMacrosteles
Piezura graminicolaPiezura graminicola
Megaselia tarsalisMegaselia tarsalis
Helina reversioHelina reversio
Gryon misellumGryon misellum
Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana
Turnip Flea BeetlePhyllotreta nigripes
CerodonthaCerodontha
Trichopria basalisTrichopria basalis
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida
AphanogmusAphanogmus
SiphonaSiphona
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
Tetanocera elataTetanocera elata
Lasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidum
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella
IteomyiaIteomyia
CoenosiaCoenosia
Megaselia brevicostalisMegaselia brevicostalis
Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Procladius culiciformisProcladius culiciformis
EupteryxEupteryx
Carrion MothMonopis weaverella
CtenochiraCtenochira
TricimbaTricimba
Anthomyia pluvialisAnthomyia pluvialis
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella
Mycodiplosis sphaerothecaeMycodiplosis sphaerothecae
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella
EudorylasEudorylas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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