Lane Covert - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
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🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.53585, -0.41393
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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
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes & Harlington stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brent River Park footpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring link to Greenford stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 89 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
LCN+ link 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 40Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 40Local cycle route
LCN 39Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 39Local cycle route
Cycleway 40Cycling route▾
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Route CCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,917 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Swift · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +15
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Emperor Dragonfly +33
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Himalayan Balsam · Hedge Bindweed · Flowering-rush · Field Bindweed +11
- Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalisHelleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Bird's-Foot-Trefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,917 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Swift · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit +15
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Emperor Dragonfly +33
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Himalayan Balsam · Hedge Bindweed · Flowering-rush · Field Bindweed +11
- Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalisHelleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Bird's-Foot-Trefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Lady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumKnapweedCentaureaKnapweedCentaureaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumPearPyrus communisPearPyrus communisMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumAgrimonyAgrimonia2024AgrimonyAgrimonia2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Events & activities nearby
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