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Greenhill Covert

4 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.03107, -1.53815

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scoliciosporum umbrinum, Flavoplaca austrocitrina, Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata +84 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Scoliciosporum umbrinum, Flavoplaca austrocitrina, Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata +84 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +73 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Orange-tip, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +73 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route245 m
Named routeLength 245 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeLength 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 5Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greenhill Covert

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→🌱Nethercote MeadowUrban park4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.8 km→✦Moated site 300m east of Stourton Methodist ChapelHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Castle Hill MotteHistoric site3.2 km→

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