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New Covert - Broadleaved woodland

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

North Bucks WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

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Cycling

153 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route

Named routeRef H8Local cycle route

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V11Cycling route

Named routeRef V11Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route

Named routeRef V7Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route

Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Red Kite · Mute Swan · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +66

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects68 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Pea-leaf Weevil +63

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024
Olibrus aeneusOlibrus aeneus2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Altica lythriAltica lythri2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora
Pterocomma rufipesPterocomma rufipes
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2024
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2024
Cabbage Seed WeevilCeutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)2024
Perapion violaceumPerapion violaceum2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2024
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2024
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024
Ceratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordi2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2024
Phalacrus fimetariusPhalacrus fimetarius2024
Sitona humeralisSitona humeralis2024
Ash Bark BeetleHylesinus varius2024
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2024
Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2024
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2024
Flax Flea BeetleLongitarsus parvulus2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024
Oxystoma pomonaeOxystoma pomonae2024

🌿

Plants9 species

springsummer

2025

Water Dock · Curled Pondweed · False Fox-sedge · Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Woundwort +4

Water DockRumex hydrolapathum
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,344 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Red Kite · Mute Swan · Mallard · Canada Goose · Coot +66

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects68 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Pea-leaf Weevil +63

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024
Olibrus aeneusOlibrus aeneus2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024
Altica lythriAltica lythri2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora
Pterocomma rufipesPterocomma rufipes
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2024
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2024
Cabbage Seed WeevilCeutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)2024
Perapion violaceumPerapion violaceum2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2024
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2024
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024
Ceratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordi2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2024
Phalacrus fimetariusPhalacrus fimetarius2024
Sitona humeralisSitona humeralis2024
Ash Bark BeetleHylesinus varius2024
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2024
Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) holsataStenodema (Stenodema) holsata2024
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2024
Flax Flea BeetleLongitarsus parvulus2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024
Oxystoma pomonaeOxystoma pomonae2024

🌿

Plants9 species

springsummer

2025

Water Dock · Curled Pondweed · False Fox-sedge · Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Woundwort +4

Water DockRumex hydrolapathum
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Paul Gillett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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