← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

New Covert

15 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsDogs

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.55670, 0.47060

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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 — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Scarce Chaser, 24-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Scarce Chaser, 24-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Yellow Water-lily, Frogbit, Lesser Celandine +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow Water-lily, Frogbit, Lesser Celandine +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Boughton Fen Wildlife WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 30 (alternative)Cycling route

Named routeRef (30)Regional cycle route

Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km

Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route25 m

Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.3 km

Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route388 m

Named routeLength 388 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wretton Fen Roadrestricted byway · 971 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 971 mPath type: bridleway

Coppaldock Droverestricted byway · 465 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 465 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

13,139 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,139 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Little Grebe +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Brown Hare +3

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2026

Common Blue Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · 24-spot Ladybird +6

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
2-spot Ladybird

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Common Whitlowgrass · Cherry Plum · Yellow Water-lily · Gypsywort +1

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,139 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

summerwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Little Grebe +44

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Brown Hare +3

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2026

Common Blue Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · 24-spot Ladybird +6

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
2-spot Ladybird

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Common Whitlowgrass · Cherry Plum · Yellow Water-lily · Gypsywort +1

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into Wretton Fen

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Site of St Mary's AbbeyHistoric site2.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Roman farmstead and adjacent enclosures 300m east of Rose Hill FarmHistoric site3.6 km→✦Moated site and associated earthworks 270m north east of Millers FarmHistoric site5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 98a0fb31-795f-4afc-8b6b-8b9196095f50