Muston Gorse Covert - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.91874, -0.77569
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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route173 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 15Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,475 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Red-necked Wallaby
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2024
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Western Honey Bee · Azure Damselfly · Green Shieldbug +8
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green-winged Orchid · Adder's-tongue · Himalayan Balsam
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,475 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Red-necked Wallaby
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2024
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Vestal Cuckoo Bee · Western Honey Bee · Azure Damselfly · Green Shieldbug +8
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green-winged Orchid · Adder's-tongue · Himalayan Balsam
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black-tailed Skimmer
Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaMuslin MothDiaphora mendicaMuslin MothDiaphora mendica