Birch Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.67544, -1.47715
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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 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Beech, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cleavers, Lesser Celandine, Beech +108 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Harlequin Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Harlequin Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Windrush Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Netherton - Hinton Waldrist Cycling route ▾
Fyfield - Buckland Cycling route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
2,780 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,780 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Barn Owl Tyto alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Polecat +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Polecat Mustela putorius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Green Shieldbug · Ivy Bee · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,780 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Barn Owl Tyto alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Polecat +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Polecat Mustela putorius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Green Shieldbug · Ivy Bee · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis
Sciurus carolinensis
Stoat Mustela erminea2023
Stoat Mustela erminea2023 2023
2023
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Mother Shipton Callistege mi
Mother Shipton Callistege mi
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella
Burdock Seedhead Moth Metzneria lappella
Burdock Seedhead Moth Metzneria lappella
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2024
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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