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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.32398, -0.45341
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Brimstone +177 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort, Charlock +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route HDC 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 7Local cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Covington, St. Margaret's Church: Nave benches
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,871 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,871 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Blue Tit · Linnet · Starling · Yellow Wagtail +24
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2019▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Rosemary Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Empis tessellata +29
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2021
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Common Nettle · Wood Dock · Spear Thistle · Creeping Thistle · Hawthorn +78
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
- Common CouchElymus repens2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,871 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Blue Tit · Linnet · Starling · Yellow Wagtail +24
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Pipistrelle Bat species
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2019▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Rosemary Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Empis tessellata +29
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2021
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
Common Nettle · Wood Dock · Spear Thistle · Creeping Thistle · Hawthorn +78
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
- Common CouchElymus repens2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2021Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2021Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2021Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2021Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2021Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2021Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2021Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2021Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2021Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2021Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2021Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2021Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2021Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2021Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2021Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2019Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019ElderSambucus nigra2019ElderSambucus nigra2019Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2019Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2019Rosa caninaRosa canina2019Rosa caninaRosa canina2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019Wild-oatAvena fatua2019Wild-oatAvena fatua2019Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2019Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2019BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2019Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DaisyBellis perennis2018DaisyBellis perennis2018Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2018Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2018Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Wild OnionAllium vineale2023Wild OnionAllium vineale2023CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2019Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2019BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019Lesser BurdockArctium minus2019Lesser BurdockArctium minus2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019Rumex crispus subsp. 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