Dionscourt Covert - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland26 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
52.31358, -2.78702
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
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Croft Ambrey WalkWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound trip
Ancient Tree WalkWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound trip
Fishpool Valley walkWalking route2.4 km▾
Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound trip
Berrington Pool WalkWalking route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 kmRound trip
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,274 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Crossbill · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit +45
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Green Tiger Beetle
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
🌿Plants52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Dock · Italian Rye-grass · Hairy St John's-wort · Common Bent · Smaller Cat's-tail +47
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,274 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Crossbill · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit +45
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Green Tiger Beetle
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
🌿Plants52 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Dock · Italian Rye-grass · Hairy St John's-wort · Common Bent · Smaller Cat's-tail +47
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Giant Fescue
Giant Fescue
Schedonorus giganteus
Schedonorus giganteus
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisLarchLarixLarchLarixSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumEvents & activities nearby
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