Oldland Copse - Woodland 12 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.61362, -1.56776
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill) Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos A way to Fernham and possibly Uffington
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Wildlife to spot
6,483 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,483 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Starling · House Sparrow · Chiffchaff · Skylark +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Whitethroat Curruca communis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Weasel · Brown Long-eared Bat
Weasel Mustela nivalis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Garden Stilt · Trioza centranthi · Sarcophaga nigriventris · Sarcophaga dissimilis · Blepharidopterus diaphanus +18
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Sarcophaga nigriventris Sarcophaga nigriventris Sarcophaga dissimilis Sarcophaga dissimilis Blepharidopterus diaphanus Blepharidopterus diaphanus Hypseloecus visci Hypseloecus visci Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,483 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Starling · House Sparrow · Chiffchaff · Skylark +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Whitethroat Curruca communis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Weasel · Brown Long-eared Bat
Weasel Mustela nivalis Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Garden Stilt · Trioza centranthi · Sarcophaga nigriventris · Sarcophaga dissimilis · Blepharidopterus diaphanus +18
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Sarcophaga nigriventris Sarcophaga nigriventris Sarcophaga dissimilis Sarcophaga dissimilis Blepharidopterus diaphanus Blepharidopterus diaphanus Hypseloecus visci Hypseloecus visci Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus
Physatocheila confinis Physatocheila confinis
Physatocheila confinis Physatocheila confinis
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2024
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis2024
Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2023
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2023
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2023
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2023
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2023
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2023
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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