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New Covert

5 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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52.25020, -1.02318

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +77 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +77 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Common Pincushion, Wood Bristle-moss +44 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Common Pincushion, Wood Bristle-moss +44 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Rook · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +41

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2024

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2023

Tachina fera · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-winged Black · Syrphus ribesii · Sphaerophoria scripta +3

Tachina feraTachina fera
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Xylota sylvarum

🌿

Plants32 species

spring

2024

Red Campion · Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Thistle · Hogweed · Lords-and-Ladies +27

Red CampionSilene dioica
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Rook · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +41

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2024

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2023

Tachina fera · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-winged Black · Syrphus ribesii · Sphaerophoria scripta +3

Tachina feraTachina fera
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Xylota sylvarum

🌿

Plants32 species

spring

2024

Red Campion · Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Thistle · Hogweed · Lords-and-Ladies +27

Red CampionSilene dioica
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Midshires Way with New Covert on the hill

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