The Common - Broadleaved woodland 7 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.50679, -0.93527
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional 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 The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km 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 The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCN4 Link Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route R5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R5 Local cycle route
Show on map Reading R4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R4 Local cycle route
Show on map R40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Kiln Lane restricted byway · 56 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 56 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bones Lane bridleway · 572 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 572 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Barn seen from Bones Lane
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Wildlife to spot
5,269 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,269 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus snakes and lizards
snakes and lizards Squamata 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +24
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Ivy Bee Sheep's Sorrel · Turkey Oak · Lime · Holly
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Turkey Oak Quercus cerris Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,269 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus snakes and lizards
snakes and lizards Squamata 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Bombus lucorum · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +24
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Ivy Bee Sheep's Sorrel · Turkey Oak · Lime · Holly
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Turkey Oak Quercus cerris Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023 Colletes hederae2023
Colletes hederae2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2024
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2024
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Raspberry Beetle Byturus tomentosus2022
Raspberry Beetle Byturus tomentosus2022
Cantharis figurata Cantharis figurata2022
Cantharis figurata Cantharis figurata2022
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2022
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2022
Cleopus pulchellus Cleopus pulchellus2022
Cleopus pulchellus Cleopus pulchellus2022
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus2022
Byturus ochraceus Byturus ochraceus2022 