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Great Covert - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.72497, -0.91756

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Risborough Blue RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route290 m
Named routeRef 57Length 290 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route213 m
Named routeRef 57Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route60 m
Named routeLength 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route533 m
Named routeRef 57Length 533 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km

A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath nearing Great Covert

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath nearing Great Covert

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Greenwood ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Haddenham Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦THAME PARKHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Longwick Playing FieldUrban park4.2 km→🌱Elms ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Thame Youth Memorial GardenUrban park4.6 km→

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