Cave Covert - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.99153, -1.64895
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
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 9Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Eadric's Way (red)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (up'ards)Walking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,459 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,459 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Raven · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +22
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +3
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- PeacockAglais io
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Holly · Curled Dock · Scented Mayweed · Silver Birch · Festuca rubra +82
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,459 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Raven · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +22
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +3
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- PeacockAglais io
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Holly · Curled Dock · Scented Mayweed · Silver Birch · Festuca rubra +82
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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