Gorse Covert - Conifer woodland
6 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.08761, -1.11317
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ 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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £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
Named hiking route nearby: Robin Hood Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Robin Hood Way at Gorse Covert
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Wildlife to spot
11,605 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,605 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Campyloneura virgula
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Jelly Rot · Deer Shield · Dead Man's Fingers · Holly Speckle · Common Eyelash +27
- Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
- Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina
- Common EyelashScutellinia scutellata
- Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
- Goldenhaired InkcapParasola auricoma
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pendulous Sedge · Slender Rush · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry · Sulphur Cinquefoil +7
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Rum CherryPrunus serotina
- Sulphur CinquefoilPotentilla recta
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,605 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Campyloneura virgula
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Jelly Rot · Deer Shield · Dead Man's Fingers · Holly Speckle · Common Eyelash +27
- Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
- Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina
- Common EyelashScutellinia scutellata
- Scurfy TwigletTubaria furfuracea
- Goldenhaired InkcapParasola auricoma
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pendulous Sedge · Slender Rush · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry · Sulphur Cinquefoil +7
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Rum CherryPrunus serotina
- Sulphur CinquefoilPotentilla recta
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eyebright
Eyebright
Euphrasia
Euphrasia
Small TeaselDipsacus pilosusSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle