Jericho Covert - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.91407, -0.83871
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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 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Grantham CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route666 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 666 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 15Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,197 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eriothrix rufomaculata · Common Blue Damselfly · Norfolk Aeshna · Bramble Blotch-miner · Small Copper +11
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2023
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
- Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Mallrug, Mallryg · Sycamore Tarspot
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
🌿Plants62 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Gypsywort · False Fox-sedge · Great Willowherb · Clustered Dock · Elm +57
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024
- ElmUlmus2024
- Upright Hedge-parsley
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,197 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eriothrix rufomaculata · Common Blue Damselfly · Norfolk Aeshna · Bramble Blotch-miner · Small Copper +11
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2023
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
- Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Mallrug, Mallryg · Sycamore Tarspot
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
🌿Plants62 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Gypsywort · False Fox-sedge · Great Willowherb · Clustered Dock · Elm +57
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024
- ElmUlmus2024
- Upright Hedge-parsley
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2023Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic202324-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202324-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2023Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2023Beautiful Elm DotStigmella lemniscella2023Beautiful Elm DotStigmella lemniscella2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2023Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Torilis japonica2024
Torilis japonica2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2023Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2023Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2024Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2024Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Water-LilyNymphaea x marliacea2024Water-LilyNymphaea x marliacea2024Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024OsierSalix viminalis2024OsierSalix viminalis2024Common DuckweedLemna minor2024Common DuckweedLemna minor2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2023Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2023Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2023Events & activities nearby
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