Ball Covert - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland30 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha
Getting here
51.09146, -3.14855
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
- 🅿️Cothelstone Hill Car Park 38m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Cothelstone Hill Car Park 38m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 km4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taunton Deane Circular Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeRef TD1Local walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km▾
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
West Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wilfs Pathbridleway · 21 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mPath type: bridleway
Wilfs Pathbridleway · 400 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 400 mPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
14,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,424 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Nuthatch · Stonechat · Chiffchaff · Meadow Pipit +39
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Speckled Wood · Small Heath · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Peacock · Red Admiral +4
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Hart's-Tongue · Bluebell · Foxglove · Dog's Mercury · Blackthorn +38
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,424 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Nuthatch · Stonechat · Chiffchaff · Meadow Pipit +39
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Speckled Wood · Small Heath · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Peacock · Red Admiral +4
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Hart's-Tongue · Bluebell · Foxglove · Dog's Mercury · Blackthorn +38
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia
- Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024St Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciTrioza remotaTrioza remota2024Trioza remotaTrioza remota2024Euphrasia
Euphrasia
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisFicaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. vernaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCrocus neapolitanus x tommasinianusCrocus neapolitanus x tommasinianusCrocus neapolitanus x tommasinianusCrocus neapolitanus x tommasinianus