Pingoose Covert - Broadleaved woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.56296, -1.57997
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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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,588 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,588 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Buckthorn Dot · Maple Dot · Small Beech Dot · Apple Leaf Miner · Burnet Companion +28
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica Dogwood Cutter Antispila petryi Maple Leaf-miner Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,588 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Buckthorn Dot · Maple Dot · Small Beech Dot · Apple Leaf Miner · Burnet Companion +28
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica Dogwood Cutter Antispila petryi Maple Leaf-miner Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
Buckthorn Tuft Bucculatrix frangutella
Buckthorn Tuft Bucculatrix frangutella
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Apple Nymph Callisto denticulella
Apple Nymph Callisto denticulella
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella
Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella
Buckthorn Case-bearer Coleophora ahenella
Buckthorn Case-bearer Coleophora ahenella
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Mother Shipton Callistege mi
Mother Shipton Callistege mi
Burnet Moth Zygaena
Burnet Moth Zygaena
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Swan-feather Dwarf Elachista argentella2024
Swan-feather Dwarf Elachista argentella2024
Five-spot Burnet Zygaena trifolii2024
Five-spot Burnet Zygaena trifolii2024
Rock-rose Mompha Mompha miscella2024
Rock-rose Mompha Mompha miscella2024
Sainfoin Piercer Grapholita caecana2024
Sainfoin Piercer Grapholita caecana2024
Meadow Tortrix Grapholita compositella2024
Meadow Tortrix Grapholita compositella2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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