Beacon Covert - Broadleaved woodland
8 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.57121, -2.75006
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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 km22 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route317 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Footbridge on path from Ashurst Beacon
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Wildlife to spot
10,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,994 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Pheasant · Canada Goose +12
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Cheilosia albitarsis · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire · Juniper Shieldbug · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Platycheirus scutatus +70
- Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis
Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Tufted Vetch · Cowslip · Wild Angelica +43
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- CowslipPrimula veris2025
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,994 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Pheasant · Canada Goose +12
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Cheilosia albitarsis · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire · Juniper Shieldbug · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Platycheirus scutatus +70
- Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis
Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Tufted Vetch · Cowslip · Wild Angelica +43
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- CowslipPrimula veris2025
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataPlatycheirus splendidusPlatycheirus splendidusPlatycheirus splendidusPlatycheirus splendidusFannia mollissimaFannia mollissimaFannia mollissimaFannia mollissimaSchoenomyza litorellaSchoenomyza litorellaSchoenomyza litorellaSchoenomyza litorellaJavesella dubiaJavesella dubiaJavesella dubiaJavesella dubiaFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaRhamphomyia tarsataRhamphomyia tarsataRhamphomyia tarsataRhamphomyia tarsataCidnopus aeruginosusCidnopus aeruginosusCidnopus aeruginosusCidnopus aeruginosusStreptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidusOncopsis alniOncopsis alniOncopsis alniOncopsis alniRhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostrisNomadaNomadaNomadaNomadaHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaSaddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippiumSaddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippiumScathophaga inquinataScathophaga inquinataScathophaga inquinataScathophaga inquinataScathophaga lutariaScathophaga lutariaScathophaga lutariaScathophaga lutariaHilara corniculaHilara corniculaHilara corniculaHilara corniculaFannia subsimilisFannia subsimilisFannia subsimilisFannia subsimilisErioptera luteaErioptera luteaErioptera luteaErioptera luteaEmpis trigrammaEmpis trigrammaEmpis trigrammaEmpis trigrammaOncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollisLimnophora maculosaLimnophora maculosaLimnophora maculosaLimnophora maculosaDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisDolichocephala guttataDolichocephala guttataDolichocephala guttataDolichocephala guttataTipula lateralisTipula lateralisTipula lateralisTipula lateralisNanna fasciataNanna fasciataNanna fasciataNanna fasciataDolichocephala irrorataDolichocephala irrorataDolichocephala irrorataDolichocephala irrorataHirtodrosophila confusaHirtodrosophila confusaHirtodrosophila confusaHirtodrosophila confusaZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisBerytinus (Berytinus) minorBerytinus (Berytinus) minorBerytinus (Berytinus) minorBerytinus (Berytinus) minorBlack Ash SawflyTomostethus nigritusBlack Ash SawflyTomostethus nigritusEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerEupeodes lunigerRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaTipula oleraceaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBibio leucopterusBibio leucopterusBibio leucopterusBibio leucopterusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAgriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulusDeporausDeporausDeporausDeporausOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaOdeles marginataOdeles marginataOdeles marginataOdeles marginataEupteryx vittataEupteryx vittataEupteryx vittataEupteryx vittataAphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicisNeoascia meticulosaNeoascia meticulosaNeoascia meticulosaNeoascia meticulosaFannia sociellaFannia sociellaFannia sociellaFannia sociellaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaPhaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventrisSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interruptaGreater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculataGreater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxDicranota pavidaDicranota pavidaDicranota pavidaDicranota pavidaTipula lunataTipula lunataTipula lunataTipula lunataOrthonevra nobilisOrthonevra nobilisOrthonevra nobilisOrthonevra nobilisMelandrya caraboidesMelandrya caraboidesMelandrya caraboidesMelandrya caraboidesSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusDicranota bimaculataDicranota bimaculataDicranota bimaculataDicranota bimaculataCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis mellifera14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphus2025
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