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Woodcock Pen Covert

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.43286, -0.63276

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Egyptian Goose +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Egyptian Goose +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +219 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +219 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Even Scalewort, Fragile Fork-moss +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Memorial Route, RunnymedeWalking route3.7 km

This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.

Named routeLength 3.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lonesome oak

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lonesome oak

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🌱Locks Ride ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦THE ROYAL ESTATE, WINDSOR: WINDSOR GREAT PARKHistoric site1.3 km→✦SUNNINGDALE PARK (CIVIL SERVICE COLLEGE)Historic site3.6 km→🌱Sunningdale ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦ASCOT PLACEHistoric site3.9 km→🌱South Ascot Playing FieldUrban park4.4 km→

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