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Places › England › London › Enfield Getting here
51.66083, -0.17212
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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 🅿️ Parking 297m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 297m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 16)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Cockfosters Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walk Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
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About this nature reserve Covert Way is a 7-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Enfield, London. The reserve is predominantly wooded, providing a habitat for various birds and insects, as well as walking paths for visitors to enjoy the surroundings.
Photos Covert Way Nature Reserve, Hadley Wood, Barnet, Hertfordshire
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Wildlife to spot
37,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,327 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Coot · Song Thrush +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis intricaria · Meadow Grasshopper · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Stag Beetle Dogwood
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,327 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Coot · Song Thrush +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis intricaria · Meadow Grasshopper · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Stag Beetle Dogwood
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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