Punch Bowl Covert - Conifer woodland
4 ha
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.70287, -0.85450
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — 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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — 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
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
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- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
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- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hedgehog Gall CauserAndricus lucidus f. agamic
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- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- HonestyLunaria annua
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
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- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
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- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
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- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hedgehog Gall CauserAndricus lucidus f. agamic
- Eurhadina loewiiEurhadina loewii
Earthy Waxcap · Cap Cŵyr Parhaol
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- Cap Cŵyr ParhaolHygrocybe acutoconica
Fox-and-cubs · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Meadow Saxifrage · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Honesty +7
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- HonestyLunaria annua
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
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