Grove Covert - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
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52.18297, -2.27828
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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 📍 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 welcomeDogs 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 km 11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wild About Worcester Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map A Walk in Elgar Country, The Firs Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Explore the village of Lower Broadheath, Elgar's birthplace, where the composer loved to roam, on an easy circular walk. The route follows bridleways and footpaths across fields, with one stile, gentle slopes and some road walking.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kempsey Norton Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Circular route starting at the Pump House Environment Centre and covering a mixture of quiet lanes and residential streets.The route is 10.5 miles with a short cut that reduces it to 6.5 miles.
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Lifebuoy ring boy by footpath to Crown East
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Wildlife to spot
10,993 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Skylark · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Robin · Dunnock +40
Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Otter · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Field Vole +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Otter Lutra lutra Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +38
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Minute Pouncewort · Himalayan Balsam · Spiked Sedge · Zigzag Clover · Yellow Oat-grass +3
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2023 Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2023 Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2023 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Skylark · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Robin · Dunnock +40
Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Otter · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Field Vole +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Otter Lutra lutra Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +38
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Minute Pouncewort · Himalayan Balsam · Spiked Sedge · Zigzag Clover · Yellow Oat-grass +3
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2023 Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2023 Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens2023 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles
Meles meles
Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak2025
Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak2025 Glow-worm
Glow-worm
Lampyris noctiluca
Lampyris noctiluca
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Aphanus rolandri Aphanus rolandri
Aphanus rolandri Aphanus rolandri
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) hellebori Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) hellebori2024
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) hellebori Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) hellebori2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis2023
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2023
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2023 2023
2023
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2023
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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