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New Covert

11 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.41171, -0.90169

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis, Violet Ground Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis, Violet Ground Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bush Vetch, Goldilocks Buttercup, Nipplewort +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bush Vetch, Goldilocks Buttercup, Nipplewort +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route817 m

Named routeRef 6Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route204 m

Named routeRef 6Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 6Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

7,897 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,897 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumn

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit +31

WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Podiceps nigricollis nigricollisPodiceps nigricollis nigricollis2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025

🐝

Insects2 species

wintersummer

2026

Violet Ground Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2025

Goldilocks Buttercup · Bush Vetch · Nipplewort · Crosswort · Large Bitter-cress

Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
NipplewortLapsana communis
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,897 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumn

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Ruff · Black-tailed Godwit +31

WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Podiceps nigricollis nigricollisPodiceps nigricollis nigricollis2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025

🐝

Insects2 species

wintersummer

2026

Violet Ground Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2025

Goldilocks Buttercup · Bush Vetch · Nipplewort · Crosswort · Large Bitter-cress

Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
NipplewortLapsana communis
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Kelmarsh Gardens and ParklandHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park200 m→✦Kelmarsh medieval settlementHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park900 m→✦Clipston medieval settlementHistoric site4.4 km→

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