Sephton's Covert - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.62807, -2.89288
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Reedbed WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route803 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Wildlife to spot
194,783 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
194,783 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2026▾
Shelduck · Lapwing · Greylag Goose · Kestrel · Barn Owl +44
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cleavers · Marsh-marigold · Coltsfoot · Beech · Cow Parsley +11
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
194,783 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2026▾
Shelduck · Lapwing · Greylag Goose · Kestrel · Barn Owl +44
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cleavers · Marsh-marigold · Coltsfoot · Beech · Cow Parsley +11
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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