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Coal Pit Bank Coverts

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📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Comma, 16-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Raspberry, Red Dead-nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Daisy, Raspberry +66 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Daisy, Raspberry +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route103 m

Named routeRef 55Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route351 m

Named routeRef 55Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route825 m

Named routeRef 55Length 825 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route658 m

Named routeRef 55Length 658 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 55Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

4,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springsummer

2025

Marsh Harrier · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +36

Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RavenCorvus corax2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects18 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa · Pine Ladybird +13

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2024

🌿

Plants70 species

summer

2026

Garlic Mustard · Daisy · Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Common Dog-violet · Meadow Foxtail +65

Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
DockRumex2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
KnautiaKnautia2025
SpurgeEuphorbia2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HorsetailEquisetum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
GeumGeum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
daffodilsNarcissus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Bitter-CressCardamine2025
Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella2025
Dog-roseRosa canina2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,738 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springsummer

2025

Marsh Harrier · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +36

Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RavenCorvus corax2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects18 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Coccidula rufa · Pine Ladybird +13

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2024

🌿

Plants70 species

summer

2026

Garlic Mustard · Daisy · Many-Seeded Goosefoot · Common Dog-violet · Meadow Foxtail +65

Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
DockRumex2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
KnautiaKnautia2025
SpurgeEuphorbia2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HorsetailEquisetum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
GeumGeum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
daffodilsNarcissus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Bitter-CressCardamine2025
Mouse-Ear-HawkweedPilosella2025
Dog-roseRosa canina2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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