Broom Covert - Conifer woodland
13 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.37135, -0.27559
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
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 cycling route nearby: Lindsey Trail
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route356 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route230 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,871 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,871 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blackbird +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Chorosoma schillingi · 7-spot Ladybird · Metatropis rufescens · Bibio reticulatus +4
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Bibio reticulatusBibio reticulatus
- Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
🌿Plants13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Campion · Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Beech +8
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,871 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blackbird +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Chorosoma schillingi · 7-spot Ladybird · Metatropis rufescens · Bibio reticulatus +4
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Bibio reticulatusBibio reticulatus
- Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
🌿Plants13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Campion · Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Beech +8
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cross-leaved Heath
Cross-leaved Heath
Erica tetralix
Erica tetralix
HeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinum