Brankley Covert - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland11 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.78928, -1.76422
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route391 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 391 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route964 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,606 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,606 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +45
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- MagpiePica pica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus granditarsus · Locust Blowfly · Cheilosia illustrata · Sicus ferrugineus +18
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Wild Teasel · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Groundsel · Ribwort Plantain · Rose +34
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- RoseRosa
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,606 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +45
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- MagpiePica pica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus granditarsus · Locust Blowfly · Cheilosia illustrata · Sicus ferrugineus +18
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Wild Teasel · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Groundsel · Ribwort Plantain · Rose +34
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- RoseRosa
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
