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Cowhill Crown Covert

19 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.96744, -1.42006

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 386m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Scaeva pyrastri, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 471 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 471 mPath type: track
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route419 m
Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route632 m
Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 5Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route354 m
Named routeRef 5Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 km
Named routeRef 5Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Squarebridleway · 191 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 191 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Groveash Lanebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface groundPath type: track
The Avenuebridleway · 33 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mPath type: service
Groveash Lanebridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface groundPath type: track
Groveash Lanebridleway · 278 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 278 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing for cows below Cow Hill

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing for cows below Cow Hill

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