Great Peatling Covert 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Harborough Getting here
52.53975, -1.11018
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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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spear Thistle, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +76 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Spear Thistle, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +76 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Orchestes quercus, Notch-horned Cleg +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Orchestes quercus, Notch-horned Cleg +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Alder Tongue · last seen 2024; Fungi — Coesyn Melfed, Alder Tongue · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
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Leicestershire Round Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blaby Village Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
39 signed routes nearby
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Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 57 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 57 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 446 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 446 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 125 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 125 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,645 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Wren +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Snipe Gallinago gallinago Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Coot Fulica atra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Graphopsocus cruciatus · mayflies · Back-Swimmer · caddisflies · Black flies +5
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus mayflies Ephemeroptera2024 Back-Swimmer Notonecta2024 caddisflies Trichoptera2024 Black flies Simuliidae2024 Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Coesyn Melfed
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,645 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Wren +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Snipe Gallinago gallinago Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Coot Fulica atra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Graphopsocus cruciatus · mayflies · Back-Swimmer · caddisflies · Black flies +5
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus mayflies Ephemeroptera2024 Back-Swimmer Notonecta2024 caddisflies Trichoptera2024 Black flies Simuliidae2024 Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Coesyn Melfed
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2024
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis2024
Pondskater Gerris2024
Pondskater Gerris2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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