Barnhouse Fox Covert - Broadleaved woodland
24 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
53.24807, -2.77028
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
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 km9 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Delamere WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Baker WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Millennium GreenwayCycling route15 km▾
Named routeLength 15 kmLocal cycle route
Green RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Fruits of the ForestCycling route▾
Named routeRef Fruits of the ForestLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitemoor TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef WhiteDelamere
Delamere Blue Cycle TrailMountain bike route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Greylag Goose +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Common GullLarus canus2020
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox +5
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Cockchafer · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Gorse Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +2
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
- Lily Beetle
Forked Veilwort · Mueller's Pouchwort
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,938 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Greylag Goose +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Common GullLarus canus2020
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox +5
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Cockchafer · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Eristalis pertinax · Gorse Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +2
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
- Lily Beetle
Forked Veilwort · Mueller's Pouchwort
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lilioceris lilii2021
Lilioceris lilii2021
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2020Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2020Events & activities nearby
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