Great Oaks - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.51485, -1.07368
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 317m away — 4 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 317m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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Dogs allowed — public 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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 10 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 5 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 Route R5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R5 Local 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 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gashes Lane bridleway · 142 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 142 m Path type: track
Show on map Bridle Road bridleway · 101 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 101 m Path type: track
Show on map Gashes Lane bridleway · 102 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 102 m Path type: service
Show on map Bridle Road bridleway · 266 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 266 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Old trailer on footpath in Great Oaks Wood
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Wildlife to spot
28,405 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,405 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Rook +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Oedemera femoralis · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · Psococerastis gibbosa +12
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly 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 28,405 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Rook +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Oedemera femoralis · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · Psococerastis gibbosa +12
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly 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
Bombylius major2025
Bombylius major2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
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
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2023
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023 