Nicholl's Covert - Conifer woodland
8 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.79860, -1.80665
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km▾
Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase
Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route180 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
1,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,327 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Merlin · Pintail +25
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- PintailAnas acuta
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare +6
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Wayward Sawfly · Migrant Hawker · Tachina fera · Blue Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn +13
- Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
- Tachina feraTachina fera2023
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Wood Spurge · Herb-Paris · Timothy · Brooklime · Raspberry
- Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,327 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Merlin · Pintail +25
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- PintailAnas acuta
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare +6
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Wayward Sawfly · Migrant Hawker · Tachina fera · Blue Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn +13
- Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
- Tachina feraTachina fera2023
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Wood Spurge · Herb-Paris · Timothy · Brooklime · Raspberry
- Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024ShrewSoricidaeShrewSoricidaeOtterLutra lutra2024OtterLutra lutra2024Indet. DeerCervidae2023Indet. DeerCervidae2023BatChiroptera2023BatChiroptera2023Welsh Chafer
Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus
Hoplia philanthus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023