Fox Covert - Conifer woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.52797, -1.08225
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 309m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 309m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hidden Valley, Basildon Park Walking route 4 km ▾
A route throught our secluded valley, down the carriage drive and up the old drive to the mansion. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Wood Lane public footpath · 126 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 126 m Path type: residential
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,732 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,732 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Swift Apus apus2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Tawny Mining Bee · Speckled Bush-cricket +7
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Isothecium myosuroides +1
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,732 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Swift Apus apus2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Tawny Mining Bee · Speckled Bush-cricket +7
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Isothecium myosuroides +1
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva2023
Rhagonycha fulva2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2023
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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