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Railway Covert

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📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.47614, -0.20288

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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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

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, Wren, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bifid Hemp-nettle, Common Reed, Rough Meadow-grass +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bifid Hemp-nettle, Common Reed, Rough Meadow-grass +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rothschild WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 12Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route224 m

Named routeRef 12Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route265 m

Named routeRef 12Length 265 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route37 m

Named routeRef 12Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Chaffinch +41

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca strepera
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CuckooCuculus canorus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Mole +2

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects53 species

springsummer

2025

Dock Bug · Common Blue Damselfly · Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata · Saucer Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle +48

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulata
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus
RhogogasterRhogogaster
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bronze FusehornArge ustulata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Isomira murinaIsomira murina
Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Bifid Hemp-nettle · Common Reed · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Nettle · Hemlock +1

Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HemlockConium maculatum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Chaffinch +41

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca strepera
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CuckooCuculus canorus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Mole +2

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects53 species

springsummer

2025

Dock Bug · Common Blue Damselfly · Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata · Saucer Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle +48

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulata
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus
RhogogasterRhogogaster
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bronze FusehornArge ustulata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Isomira murinaIsomira murina
Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Bifid Hemp-nettle · Common Reed · Rough Meadow-grass · Common Nettle · Hemlock +1

Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HemlockConium maculatum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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