Horsehill Covert - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.95203, -2.26603
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍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 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRef 3CHRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Hollybush to Gloucester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route56 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Limnephilus auricula · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Orange Ladybird +53
- Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Limnephilus auricula · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Orange Ladybird +53
- Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2025Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025Badister unipustulatusBadister unipustulatus2025Badister unipustulatusBadister unipustulatus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Typhlocyba quercusTyphlocyba quercus2025Typhlocyba quercusTyphlocyba quercus2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2025Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2025Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Mycetophagus quadripustulatusMycetophagus quadripustulatus2025Mycetophagus quadripustulatusMycetophagus quadripustulatus2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Yellow MayflyPotamanthus luteus2025Yellow MayflyPotamanthus luteus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus2025Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus2025Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2025Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2025Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2025Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025BembidionBembidion2025BembidionBembidion2025Empis luteaEmpis lutea2025Empis luteaEmpis lutea2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025Conopalpus testaceusConopalpus testaceus2025Conopalpus testaceusConopalpus testaceus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Events & activities nearby
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