Woodlands Covert - Conifer woodland
101 ha
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🐴Horses🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome101 ha
Getting here
50.63626, -3.55083
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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
- 🐴2 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐴2 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🐴Horse riding
Very strong match
2 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
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 km9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route
Exminster to KentonWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXK
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Raptor TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal walking route
Butterfly TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Ridge Ride Red
Discovery Trail (Green - Easy)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Discovery - green easy
Ridge Ride Extreme (Black - Severe)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Ridge Ride BlackLocal cycle route
Spicers Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Spicers - blue moderate
Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
St Andrew's Lanebridleway · 210 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 210 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
St Andrew's Lanebridleway · 893 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 893 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
2,243 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,243 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Treecreeper +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Indet. Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects42 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Mint Leaf Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Long-winged Cone-head +37
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,243 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Treecreeper +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Indet. Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects42 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Mint Leaf Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Long-winged Cone-head +37
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina politaKnotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiStenurella melanuraStenurella melanuraStenurella melanuraStenurella melanuraVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2023Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSmall Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearisSmall Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearisCantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2024Western Bee-flyBombylius canescens2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2024Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2024Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Events & activities nearby
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