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Old Park Covert

71 ha

📷 David Pashley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🌿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

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🌿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

Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Dame's-violet · last seen 2024; Plants — Dame's-violet · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lynford Stag WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Green Walk (Easy Access)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Blue WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Desert Rats Memorial WalkWalking route

Named route

Desert Rats Memorial Walk Easy Access TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

3,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Skylark · Blackbird · Chaffinch +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SiskinSpinus spinus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
RavenCorvus corax2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Dame's-violet

Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Skylark · Blackbird · Chaffinch +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SiskinSpinus spinus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CuckooCuculus canorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
RavenCorvus corax2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Dame's-violet

Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Pashley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦LYNFORD HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🐄Brown's RestaurantVisitor farm4.7 km→✦Lynford Arboretum FollyHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→💧Lynford Upper LakeReservoir3.8 km→

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