Ashmead Covert - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
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🦋Insects🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.69391, -2.32762
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 415m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 415m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route▾
a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course
Named routeRef CWNational walking route
Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km▾
Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route817 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route411 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 411 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
17,881 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,881 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dipper · Robin · Woodpigeon · Raven · Kestrel +42
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Myotis Bat species · Noctule +3
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2024
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Rugged Oil-beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +9
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Greater Knapweed · Hazel · Ribwort Plantain · Giant Hogweed · Bramble +27
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- IvyHedera helix
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,881 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dipper · Robin · Woodpigeon · Raven · Kestrel +42
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Myotis Bat species · Noctule +3
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2024
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket · Rugged Oil-beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +9
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Greater Knapweed · Hazel · Ribwort Plantain · Giant Hogweed · Bramble +27
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- IvyHedera helix
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
RhogogasterRhogogasterRhogogasterRhogogasterRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorIvy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Bottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2024Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Events & activities nearby
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