New Covert - Conifer woodland
11 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
50.76796, -1.95610
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route▾
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston LacyWalking route5.4 km▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston LacyWalking route2.8 km▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston LacyWalking route4.5 km▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
172 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route▾
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Longfleet Drivebridleway · 283 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
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Water-filled gravel pit on Canford Heath
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Wildlife to spot
19,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,179 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Great Tit · Treecreeper +33
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +26
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Brown Hawker
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Creeping Fingerwort · Ulota crispa s.str. +2
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,179 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Great Tit · Treecreeper +33
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +26
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Brown Hawker
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Creeping Fingerwort · Ulota crispa s.str. +2
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaAloe Haircap
Aloe Haircap
Pogonatum aloides
Pogonatum aloides
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