Knowle Covert - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Lichfield Getting here
52.64895, -1.83523
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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 ☕ Costa Drive Thru — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☕ Costa Drive Thru — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km Regional walking route
Show on map Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾
Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map E2 hiking trail Birmingham Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Lichfield Canal Heritage Towpath Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map McClean Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 228 m ▾
Named route Length 228 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Toll booth at Junction T5
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Wildlife to spot
4,786 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,786 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Sycamore · Hawthorn · Yarrow +30
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,786 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Robin +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Sycamore · Hawthorn · Yarrow +30
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
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