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Oaken Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.47040, -1.20255

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
St Frideswide’s WayWalking route
Named routeRef SFWRegional walking route
Boundary Walk, Basildon ParkWalking route4.8 km

Around the boundary of the parkland, this route includes the oldest trees at the properties. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Meadows and Woodlands of Streatley Walk, Goring GapWalking route6.1 km

This circular around the meadows & woodlands of Goring Gap forms the backdrop to Streatley village. Visit one of Britain’s largest areas of rare chalk grassland & get panoramic views of the Chilterns, North Wessex Downs & Oxford Vale & the River Thames.

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Eling WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oaken Copse

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oaken Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Bucklebury Farm ParkVisitor farm4.8 km→🐄Guinea Pig VillageVisitor farm4.8 km→✦St Frideswide's WellHistoric site1.7 km→🐄The Living Rain ForestVisitor farm1.7 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→⛪St Clement's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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