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Claydonhill Covert

10 ha

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.06002, -1.40969

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip · last seen 2020; Plants — Cowslip · last seen 2020

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 5Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 5Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 5Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 5Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 5Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Claydon Hill

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Claydon Hill

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🌱Easington ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱People's ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦WROXTON ABBEYHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Broughton ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Princess Diana ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Duke Meadow's ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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