Iron Covert - Mixed woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.37716, -0.69712
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route▾
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yellow RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef YellowLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef BlueLocal cycle route
Bracknell Forest Green RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route
Windsor and Maidenhead LCNCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ascot to WindsorLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
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Wildlife to spot
12,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,635 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Tree Pipit +25
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Hedgehog +1
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects25 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +20
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,635 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Tree Pipit +25
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Hedgehog +1
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
- AdderVipera berus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects25 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +20
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
