Square Covert ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.43062, -0.62866
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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 — Blue Tit, Mallard, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Bank Haircap · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Memorial Route, Runnymede Walking route 3.7 km ▾
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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
13,911 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,911 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Eurasian Serotine +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025 Mole Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Sciodrepoides watsoni Sciodrepoides watsoni Rhyparochromus vulgaris Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,911 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Eurasian Serotine +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025 Mole Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Sciodrepoides watsoni Sciodrepoides watsoni Rhyparochromus vulgaris Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea2025
Talpa europaea2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle Erotides cosnardi
Cosnard's Net-winged Beetle Erotides cosnardi
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 