Newyears Green Covert ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › London › Hillingdon Getting here
51.57832, -0.46341
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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 🐕 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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Coot +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Coot +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Honey Bee, Banded Demoiselle +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Honey Bee, Banded Demoiselle +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Creeping Buttercup, Cuckooflower +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hillingdon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
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Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dog Rose Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 11) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local cycle route
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Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map Green Ring Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
24,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,024 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Great Crested Grebe · Great Tit · Coot · Mallard +39
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Darter +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Platylabus rufus Platylabus rufus Aquarius paludum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,024 records · National Biodiversity Network Tufted Duck · Great Crested Grebe · Great Tit · Coot · Mallard +39
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Darter +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Platylabus rufus Platylabus rufus Aquarius paludum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aquarius paludum
Aquarius paludum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus
Carabus Carabus
Carabus Carabus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Elaphrus cupreus Elaphrus cupreus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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