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New Covert

9 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.98009, -1.14942

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Buckingham Lanerestricted byway · 843 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 843 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

1,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Red-legged Partridge · Kestrel · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +45

Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2025

Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Black-tailed Skimmer

Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2023

Common Stork's-bill

Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,674 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Red-legged Partridge · Kestrel · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +45

Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2025

Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Black-tailed Skimmer

Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2023

Common Stork's-bill

Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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