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Adwell Cop

5 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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51.68631, -0.98693

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Common Darter, Ringlet +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The RidgewayWalking route140 km

Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route

The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km

A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip

Wildlife to spot

2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Merlin · Short-eared Owl +45

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
MerlinFalco columbarius
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PochardAythya ferina
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great TitParus major2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
MagpiePica pica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Otter · Feral Cat · Brown Hare

OtterLutra lutra
Feral CatFelis catus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus auronitens · Southern Hawker

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Carabus auronitensCarabus auronitens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Merlin · Short-eared Owl +45

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
MerlinFalco columbarius
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PochardAythya ferina
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great TitParus major2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
MagpiePica pica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SwiftApus apus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumn

2025

Otter · Feral Cat · Brown Hare

OtterLutra lutra
Feral CatFelis catus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Carabus auronitens · Southern Hawker

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Carabus auronitensCarabus auronitens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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