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Gorse Hill Covert

10 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Kestrel
🐕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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Kestrel
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +52 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Marchfilwr Myglyd · last seen 2024; Fungi — Marchfilwr Myglyd · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

A607 Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,420 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,420 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Grey Partridge · House Sparrow · Kestrel +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
MagpiePica pica2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Great TitParus major2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021

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Fungi1 species

autumn

2024

Marchfilwr Myglyd

Marchfilwr MyglydMelanoleuca exscissa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,420 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Grey Partridge · House Sparrow · Kestrel +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
SwiftApus apus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
MagpiePica pica2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Great TitParus major2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021

🍄

Fungi1 species

autumn

2024

Marchfilwr Myglyd

Marchfilwr MyglydMelanoleuca exscissa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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