New Covert - Mixed woodland
0 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.76540, -1.95619
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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
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route▾
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston LacyWalking route5.4 km▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston LacyWalking route2.8 km▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston LacyWalking route4.5 km▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
175 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route▾
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Water-filled gravel pit on Canford Heath
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Wildlife to spot
19,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,624 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Great Tit · Treecreeper +35
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +23
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Brown Hawker
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Creeping Fingerwort · Ulota crispa s.str. +2
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,624 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Great Tit · Treecreeper +35
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +23
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Brown Hawker
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Creeping Fingerwort · Ulota crispa s.str. +2
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorHeath Bee-flyBombylius minor7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaAloe Haircap
Aloe Haircap
Pogonatum aloides
Pogonatum aloides