Barn Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 61 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 61 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.52005, -1.07143
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 304m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 304m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Speedwell, Silky Forklet-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +25 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Beech, Garlic Mustard +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking 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 route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hidden Valley, Basildon Park Walking route 4 km ▾
A route throught our secluded valley, down the carriage drive and up the old drive to the mansion. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blackbird's Bottom bridleway · 202 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 202 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Green Lane bridleway · 435 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 435 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,297 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,297 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Rook +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Common Gull Larus canus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Psococerastis gibbosa · Dark-edged Bee-fly +10
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Isothecium myosuroides +1
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,297 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Rook +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Common Gull Larus canus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Psococerastis gibbosa · Dark-edged Bee-fly +10
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Isothecium myosuroides +1
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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