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Brookside Covert

6 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.67309, -1.00976

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Toniniopsis aromatica, Polycauliona polycarpa, Flavoplaca dichroa +96 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Toniniopsis aromatica, Polycauliona polycarpa, Flavoplaca dichroa +96 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths 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
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brookside Covert

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brookside Covert

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Nearby places

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✦SHIRBURN CASTLEHistoric site1.9 km→🦉WATLINGTON CHALK PITNature reserve3.8 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⚽The GreenPlaying field4.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→

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