Diamond Jubilee Covert - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.58359, -1.12797
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· 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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
103 signed routes nearby
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Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
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Route 63Cycling route▾
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West End WayCycling route▾
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Route 6Cycling route▾
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Inner RingwayCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
29,198 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,198 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Greenfinch +35
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Badger · Bat · Red Fox +3
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- BatChiroptera2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey Squirrel
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Apion frumentarium · Xestophanes potentillae · Convolvulus Hawk-moth +5
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2024
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
- Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2024
🍄Fungi2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Spangle Waxcap · Sycamore Tarspot
- Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
🌿Plants20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cleavers · Daisy · Three-cornered Garlic · Herb-Robert · Pineappleweed +15
- CleaversGalium aparine
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,198 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Greenfinch +35
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Badger · Bat · Red Fox +3
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- BatChiroptera2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey Squirrel
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Gooden's Nomad Bee · Apion frumentarium · Xestophanes potentillae · Convolvulus Hawk-moth +5
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2024
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
- Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2024
🍄Fungi2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Spangle Waxcap · Sycamore Tarspot
- Spangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipida
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
🌿Plants20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cleavers · Daisy · Three-cornered Garlic · Herb-Robert · Pineappleweed +15
- CleaversGalium aparine
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis
Sciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens2024
Calopteryx splendens2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024daffodilsNarcissus2024daffodilsNarcissus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Events & activities nearby
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