Marsh Covert ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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52.07895, -2.15972
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 189m away — 2 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 189m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Scarce Chaser +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Scarce Chaser +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wychavon Way Walking route 67 km ▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named route Ref WyW Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pershore Bridges Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Local cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mercian Way Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 5.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Length 44 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,354 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Rook · Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Azure Damselfly +16
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Scarce Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,354 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Rook · Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +42
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Badger · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Azure Damselfly +16
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Scarce Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula fulva
Libellula fulva
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2024
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2024 