Broom Covert - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.38258, -0.27917
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
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 km1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route356 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route230 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,308 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Volucella pellucens · Chorosoma schillingi +8
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Campion · Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Red Clover +7
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,308 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Volucella pellucens · Chorosoma schillingi +8
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Campion · Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Red Clover +7
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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