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Dalby's Covert

3 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.83679, -1.36106

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Apple Leaf Miner, Green Dock Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Apple Leaf Miner, Green Dock Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Ash +204 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Ash +204 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hawthorn +24 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Common Inkcap, Dothidella ulmi · last seen 2024; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Common Inkcap, Dothidella ulmi · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

East Midlands AirportCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route654 m

Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

6,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +50

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Common GullLarus canus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Mole · Water Shrew

MoleTalpa europaea
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2024

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Western Honey Bee · 10-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +5

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2024

Chicken Of The Woods

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

🌿

Plants19 species

winterautumn

2025

Lords-and-Ladies · Wild Teasel · Hazel · Lesser Burdock · Hard Rush +14

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
HazelCorylus avellana
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Herring Gull +50

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Common GullLarus canus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Mole · Water Shrew

MoleTalpa europaea
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2024

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Western Honey Bee · 10-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +5

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2024

Chicken Of The Woods

Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

🌿

Plants19 species

winterautumn

2025

Lords-and-Ladies · Wild Teasel · Hazel · Lesser Burdock · Hard Rush +14

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
HazelCorylus avellana
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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