Pilton Fox Covert - Mixed woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐴Horses
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.60732, -0.66872
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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
Wheat field and woodland near Glaston Tunnel
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Wildlife to spot
9,639 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +32
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Mole
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ashy Mining Bee · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +39
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
🍄Fungi3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Fragrant Funnel · Collared Mosscap · Alder Tongue
- Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans
- Collared MosscapRickenella swartzii2024
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni2024
Ground-ivy · Cowslip · Shining Crane's-bill · Box · Daisy +22
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- BoxBuxus sempervirens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +32
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Mole
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Ashy Mining Bee · Corizus hyoscyami · Common Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +39
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
🍄Fungi3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Fragrant Funnel · Collared Mosscap · Alder Tongue
- Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans
- Collared MosscapRickenella swartzii2024
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni2024
Ground-ivy · Cowslip · Shining Crane's-bill · Box · Daisy +22
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- BoxBuxus sempervirens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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