Rush Covert - Broadleaved woodland
12 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
52.52085, 0.58749
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
- 🐕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 welcome
Dogs 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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weeting Village WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The BrecksWalking route▾
The Great Estates TrailWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The History TrailWalking route4.3 km▾
Named routeLength 4.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route19 km▾
Named routeLength 19 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Didlington Drovebyway open to all traffic · 660 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 660 mPath type: track
Didlington Drovebyway open to all traffic · 363 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 363 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
18,351 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,351 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHobby · Woodpigeon · Woodlark · Robin · Great Tit +41
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects48 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small Heath · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Cabbage Bug · Rhombic Leatherbug · 24-spot Ladybird +43
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
- Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Spanish Catchfly · Proliferous Pink · Kidney Vetch · Purple Toadflax · Goat Willow +13
- Spanish CatchflySilene otites
- Proliferous PinkPetrorhagia prolifera
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,351 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHobby · Woodpigeon · Woodlark · Robin · Great Tit +41
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects48 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small Heath · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Cabbage Bug · Rhombic Leatherbug · 24-spot Ladybird +43
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
- Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Spanish Catchfly · Proliferous Pink · Kidney Vetch · Purple Toadflax · Goat Willow +13
- Spanish CatchflySilene otites
- Proliferous PinkPetrorhagia prolifera
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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