Prince’s Coverts is an area of 3.5 km2 of managed woodland in Oxshott to which there is public access.
It is owned and managed by the Crown Estate who refer to the area as Oxshott Woods.
Prince’s Coverts is named after Prince (later King) Leopold I of Belgium, who lived at Claremont Park, Esher.
The Claremont Estate was purchased for him in 1816. He later acquired nearby common land which became a shooting estate. This area became known as Prince’s Coverts. Following his death, the estate was repurchased by the Crown since which it has been managed by the Crown Estate.
