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Middle Covert

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.55045, -1.42168

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Field Maple, Common Nettle +57 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Field Maple, Common Nettle +57 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain 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 routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 1.1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields and Woods, Lattin Down

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields and Woods, Lattin Down

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Nearby places

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🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Smith's Wharf Public GreensUrban park4.5 km→✦Remains of Belmont BridgeHistoric site4.7 km→✦Segsbury or Letcombe Castle (iron age fort)Historic site1.9 km→

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