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Mason's Covert

2 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.30500, -0.18201

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🌿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

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Dunnock +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Dunnock +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Meadow Brown +133 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Meadow Brown +133 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Pasqueflower, Atlas Poppy, Honesty +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pasqueflower, Atlas Poppy, Honesty +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

spring

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Short-eared Owl · Dunnock · Quail +11

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
GadwallMareca strepera2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

winter

2024

Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Bat +2

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
BatChiroptera
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2020
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2019

🐝

Insects45 species

summer

2025

Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Large Yellow Underwing · Painted Lady · Setaceous Hebrew Character +40

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
PeacockAglais io2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
DolerusDolerus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
SyrphusSyrphus
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2019
Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2019
RusticHoplodrina blanda2019
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2019
Gold SpotPlusia festucae2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Pasqueflower · Atlas Poppy · Honesty · Wall Speedwell · Creeping-Jenny +3

PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum2024
HonestyLunaria annua2023
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023
Bog MossSphagnum2022
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

spring

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Short-eared Owl · Dunnock · Quail +11

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
GadwallMareca strepera2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

winter

2024

Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Bat +2

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
BatChiroptera
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2020
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2019

🐝

Insects45 species

summer

2025

Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Large Yellow Underwing · Painted Lady · Setaceous Hebrew Character +40

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
PeacockAglais io2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
DolerusDolerus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
SyrphusSyrphus
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2019
Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2019
RusticHoplodrina blanda2019
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2019
Gold SpotPlusia festucae2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Pasqueflower · Atlas Poppy · Honesty · Wall Speedwell · Creeping-Jenny +3

PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum2024
HonestyLunaria annua2023
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023
Bog MossSphagnum2022
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cropmarks in field by tributary of River Bain south of Benniworth: aerial 2019

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