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Lord Aylesford's Covert

5 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.78579, -1.00092

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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

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, Blackbird, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Barren Brome, Lady's Bedstraw +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Barren Brome, Lady's Bedstraw +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Earwig, Harlequin Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Earwig, Harlequin Ladybird +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet, Bristly Oxtongue +3 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Thistle Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Thistle Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Notts Wolds WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route232 m

Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route746 m

Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route131 m

Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route381 m

Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

64,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

64,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

winter

2025

Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +21

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

64,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

winter

2025

Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +21

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Aylesford Equine centre on the A6006

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