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Watergall Fox Covert - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.20065, -1.39607

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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

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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Farnborough Parkland Walk, Farnborough HallWalking route8.8 km

Several stiles to climb, narrow tracks, long grass and fields to cross. https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/warwickshire/places/farnborough-hall/pdf/farnborough-hall-access-statement..pdf

Named routeLength 8.8 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 48Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route667 m
Named routeRef 48Length 667 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route235 m
Named routeRef 48Length 235 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway near Bishops Itchington

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway near Bishops Itchington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Burton Dassett Hills Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🏞️BURTON DASSETTCountry park4.3 km→✦The medieval settlement at WormleightonHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Burton Dassett Hills Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Gredenton Hill CampHistoric site4.4 km→✦Medieval settlement remains at Hodnell ManorHistoric site1.8 km→

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