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Square Covert

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.69633, -0.99454

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Beacon Hill, Juniper Bank and Aston Wood Walk, Central ChilternsWalking route7.2 km

Starting at Aston Rowant NNR with views of the Oxford Vale, this walk will take you through acres of chalk grassland & wild flowers. Juniper Bank & Aston Wood then offers the chance to spot flowers, butterflies, birds, deer & fungi.

Named routeLength 7.2 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Thame Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route213 m
Named routeRef 57Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route60 m
Named routeLength 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route533 m
Named routeRef 57Length 533 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route542 m
Named routeRef 57Length 542 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M40 cutting near Square Covert

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M40 cutting near Square Covert

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THAME PARKHistoric site3.9 km→✦SHIRBURN CASTLEHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⚽The GreenPlaying field1.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→🐄The Lockdown LarderVisitor farm3.9 km→

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