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Cover Notes the Cover... or Urquhart Bay Wood, on the shore of Loch Ness
owned by the Woodland Trust - and my favourite dog walk.

A weekly blog charting the changing seasons in the Cover, Urquhart Bay's semi natural, semi wetland wood from the perspective of a regular dog walker. I claim no expertise or entitlement, only affection for a familiar yet complex natural space.

Humungous fungus...Monster fungal growth engulfing the base of the big beech at the junction of Kilmore Road and Enrick ...
02/10/2026

Humungous fungus...
Monster fungal growth engulfing the base of the big beech at the junction of Kilmore Road and Enrick Crescent

Small tree down near the start of the rear path. Not really an obstacle. I'll maybe get out and cut it later if the weat...
30/09/2026

Small tree down near the start of the rear path. Not really an obstacle. I'll maybe get out and cut it later if the weather improves

We're getting into fruiting season for many of the myriad fungi which call the Cover home. Looks like someone has been d...
22/09/2026

We're getting into fruiting season for many of the myriad fungi which call the Cover home. Looks like someone has been doing a spot of foraging, the big one on the tree trunk (is it a chicken of the woods? Not sure) has been sliced off... too clean a cut for animal browsing

Just a dipper doing what dippers do...
22/09/2026

Just a dipper doing what dippers do...

Caught my first glimpse of a nuthatch in the cover today. That's it in the centre of the picture, with something (maybe ...
11/09/2026

Caught my first glimpse of a nuthatch in the cover today. That's it in the centre of the picture, with something (maybe a nut, more likely a berry?) in its beak. Meanwhile the geese are starting to head south

Path repairs were well under way this morning
11/09/2026

Path repairs were well under way this morning

A wee reminder, we'll have some path repair work going on next week...
03/09/2026

A wee reminder, we'll have some path repair work going on next week...

We have a wee tree across the far end of the rear path. Easy enough to cross unless you have mobility challenges, but ju...
03/09/2026

We have a wee tree across the far end of the rear path.
Easy enough to cross unless you have mobility challenges, but just a bit heavy to shift.

Advance warning... Woodland Trust will be in the Cover in couple of weeks carrying out path repairs.Please follow contr...
27/08/2026

Advance warning... Woodland Trust will be in the Cover in couple of weeks carrying out path repairs.
Please follow contractors' instructions and stay safe out there.

I'm always intrigued by the inconvenient looking spots some folk choose for wild camping
13/08/2026

I'm always intrigued by the inconvenient looking spots some folk choose for wild camping

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