Dean Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.53853, -1.08249
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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 🅿️ St Leonards 408m 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 🅿️ St Leonards 408m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 19 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Rushmore Lane restricted byway · 143 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 143 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Tidmore Lane restricted byway · 28 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 28 m Surface paved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Tidmore Lane restricted byway · 208 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 208 m Surface paved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Tidmore Lane restricted byway · 15 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 15 m Surface paved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Rushmore Lane restricted byway · 114 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 114 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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
10,661 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,661 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackcap · Pheasant +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2022 Muntjac 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Rosemary Beetle +13
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,661 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackcap · Pheasant +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2022 Muntjac 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Rosemary Beetle +13
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntiacus reevesi2022
Muntiacus reevesi2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2024
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
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
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2022 