Mason's Covert ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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52.23513, -2.37713
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 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
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Clustered Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Martley Circular Walk Walking route 6.3 km ▾
Named route Length 6.3 km Local walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Stanford Bishop to Worcester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on 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
28,696 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,696 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Clustered Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +7
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,696 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Clustered Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +7
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wall Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss
Tortula muralis
Tortula muralis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens 