Gorse Covert - Woodland plantation
5 ha
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.08096, -1.11483
Open directionsv
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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
8,693 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,693 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Campyloneura virgula · Jet Ant · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis rustica +1
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
🌿Plants19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slender Rush · Pendulous Sedge · Green Alkanet · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry +14
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Rum CherryPrunus serotina
- Sulphur CinquefoilPotentilla recta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,693 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Campyloneura virgula · Jet Ant · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis rustica +1
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
🌿Plants19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slender Rush · Pendulous Sedge · Green Alkanet · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry +14
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Rum CherryPrunus serotina
- Sulphur CinquefoilPotentilla recta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
Geranium molle
Geranium molle
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusEvents & activities nearby
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