Pennington Covert - Urban woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.77473, -1.96022
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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
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Longfleet Drive - C5
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route▾
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston LacyWalking route5.4 km▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston LacyWalking route2.8 km▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston LacyWalking route4.5 km▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route▾
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Longfleet Drivebridleway · 283 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
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Leuciscus leuciscus
Leuciscus leuciscus
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
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Carex pseudocyperus2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2024Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024BindweedCalystegia2024BindweedCalystegia2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024HawkweedHieracium2024HawkweedHieracium2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii2024Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii2024Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2024Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2024Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2024Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumUlota crispulaUlota crispulaUlota crispulaUlota crispulaUlota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusPrickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2024Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2024ShallonGaultheria shallon2024ShallonGaultheria shallon2024White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba2024White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba2024Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2024Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2024Water-purslaneLythrum portula2024Water-purslaneLythrum portula2024Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2024Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Dwarf GorseUlex minor2024Dwarf GorseUlex minor2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Small-flowered Sweet-briarRosa micrantha2024Small-flowered Sweet-briarRosa micrantha2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Oval SedgeCarex leporina2024Dorset HeathErica ciliaris2024Dorset HeathErica ciliaris2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Slender RushJuncus tenuis2024Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2024Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024DodderCuscuta epithymum2024DodderCuscuta epithymum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Creeping WillowSalix repens2024Creeping WillowSalix repens2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum2024Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum2024Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2024Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Field-roseRosa arvensis2024Field-roseRosa arvensis2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2024Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2024Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2024Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2024Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2024False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2024False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2024Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus2024Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Rose CampionSilene coronaria2024Rose CampionSilene coronaria2024Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2024Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2024HopHumulus lupulus2024HopHumulus lupulus2024AspenPopulus tremula2024AspenPopulus tremula2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2024Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2024Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024Garden Pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia2024Garden Pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Monterey PinePinus radiata2024Monterey PinePinus radiata2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2024Events & activities nearby
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