Fair Oak Covert - Broadleaved woodland
44 ha
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🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha
Getting here
50.86615, -3.17295
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 public paths nearby
Public paths
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1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,572 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,572 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wheatear · Stonechat · Siskin · Bullfinch · Goldfinch +1
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Sorex · Beaver · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- SorexSorex2018
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2018
Eristalis tenax · Glow-worm · Small Copper · Gatekeeper · Small Tortoiseshell +30
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Splendid Waxcap · Blushing Waxcap · Nitrous Waxcap · Hourglass Waxcap · Pointed Club +32
- Splendid WaxcapHygrocybe splendidissima
- Blushing WaxcapNeohygrocybe ovina
- Nitrous WaxcapNeohygrocybe nitrata
- Hourglass WaxcapHygrocybe constrictospora
- Pointed ClubClavaria falcata
- Apricot ClubClavulinopsis luteoalba
- Heath Waxcap
Creeping Forget-me-not · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Soft-tufted Beard-moss · Square-stalked Willowherb +25
- Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis
- Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,572 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wheatear · Stonechat · Siskin · Bullfinch · Goldfinch +1
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Sorex · Beaver · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- SorexSorex2018
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2018
Eristalis tenax · Glow-worm · Small Copper · Gatekeeper · Small Tortoiseshell +30
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Splendid Waxcap · Blushing Waxcap · Nitrous Waxcap · Hourglass Waxcap · Pointed Club +32
- Splendid WaxcapHygrocybe splendidissima
- Blushing WaxcapNeohygrocybe ovina
- Nitrous WaxcapNeohygrocybe nitrata
- Hourglass WaxcapHygrocybe constrictospora
- Pointed ClubClavaria falcata
- Apricot ClubClavulinopsis luteoalba
- Heath Waxcap
Creeping Forget-me-not · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Soft-tufted Beard-moss · Square-stalked Willowherb +25
- Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis
- Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gliophorus laetus
Gliophorus laetus
MushroomAgaricusMushroomAgaricusGolden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformisGolden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformisCedarwood WaxcapCuphophyllus russocoriaceusCedarwood WaxcapCuphophyllus russocoriaceusHoney WaxcapHygrocybe reidiiHoney WaxcapHygrocybe reidiiCharmer PinkgillEntoloma serrulatumCharmer PinkgillEntoloma serrulatumClavariaClavariaClavariaClavariaCrazed CapDermoloma cuneifoliumCrazed CapDermoloma cuneifoliumBeige CoralClavulinopsis umbrinellaBeige CoralClavulinopsis umbrinellaGolden WaxcapHygrocybe chlorophanaGolden WaxcapHygrocybe chlorophanaPanaeolusPanaeolusPanaeolusPanaeolusMeadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculataMeadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculataBlackening WaxcapHygrocybe conicaBlackening WaxcapHygrocybe conicaMycenaMycenaMycenaMycenaButter WaxcapHygrocybe ceraceaButter WaxcapHygrocybe ceraceaParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusSkinny ClubClavaria incarnataSkinny ClubClavaria incarnataWhite SpindlesClavaria fragilisWhite SpindlesClavaria fragilisEntoloma infulaEntoloma infulaEntoloma infulaEntoloma infulaMagic MushroomPsilocybe semilanceataMagic MushroomPsilocybe semilanceataMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisMeadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensisFibrous WaxcapHygrocybe intermediaFibrous WaxcapHygrocybe intermediaEntolomaEntolomaEntolomaEntolomaSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipidaSpangle WaxcapHygrocybe insipidaOily WaxcapHygrocybe quietaOily WaxcapHygrocybe quietaGoblet WaxcapHygrocybe lepidaGoblet WaxcapHygrocybe lepidaSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSlimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatusSlimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatusScarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccineaScarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccineaYellowfoot WaxcapCuphophyllus flavipesYellowfoot WaxcapCuphophyllus flavipesCrimson WaxcapHygrocybe puniceaCrimson WaxcapHygrocybe puniceaHoneysuckle
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
Lonicera periclymenum
Pill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareSmooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevisSmooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevisLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBristle BentAgrostis curtisiiBristle BentAgrostis curtisiiChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica