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Sun Rising Covert

4 ha

📷 Liz Stone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.10953, -1.47636

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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 208m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Little Grebe +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Little Grebe +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Creeping Buttercup +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Creeping Buttercup +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional 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
Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.1 km
Named routeLength 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.6 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

Along the ridge towards Sun Rising Covert

📷 Liz Stone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Along the ridge towards Sun Rising Covert

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✦UPTON HOUSEHistoric site1.4 km→✦RADWAY GRANGEHistoric site2.5 km→✦Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor FarmHistoric site2.6 km→✦Motte & BaileyHistoric site2.6 km→✦Jubilee StoneHistoric site2.7 km→✦Lyncheted ridge and furrow N of SheningtonHistoric site2.9 km→

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