Davis's Copse - Woodland
✦ Ancient woodland17 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
51.75810, -1.51526
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Windrush PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,272 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird +3
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn Shieldbug
Dandelion · Welted Thistle · False Oat-grass · Wall Barley · Garlic Mustard +22
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,272 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird +3
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn Shieldbug
Dandelion · Welted Thistle · False Oat-grass · Wall Barley · Garlic Mustard +22
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHollyhockAlcea roseaHollyhockAlcea roseaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensEvents & activities nearby
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