Windmillhill Copse - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.56866, -1.60152
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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 📍 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
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: King Alfred's Way
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Swindon to Ridgeway Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
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
The Ridgeway restricted byway · 215 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 215 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map The Ridgeway restricted byway · 277 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 277 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Photos Disused pit on Odstone Hill
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Wildlife to spot
7,323 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,323 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock +43
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitethroat Curruca communis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 71 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Buckthorn Dot · Maple Dot · Small Beech Dot · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Elephant Hawk-moth +66
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,323 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock +43
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitethroat Curruca communis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 71 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Buckthorn Dot · Maple Dot · Small Beech Dot · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Elephant Hawk-moth +66
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mother of Pearl
Mother of Pearl
Patania ruralis
Patania ruralis
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella
Dogwood Cutter Antispila petryi
Dogwood Cutter Antispila petryi
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
Buckthorn Tuft Bucculatrix frangutella
Buckthorn Tuft Bucculatrix frangutella
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Apple Nymph Callisto denticulella
Apple Nymph Callisto denticulella
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella
Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella
Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella
Buckthorn Case-bearer Coleophora ahenella
Buckthorn Case-bearer Coleophora ahenella
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita
Spectacle Abrostola tripartita
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata
Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata
Old Lady Mormo maura
Old Lady Mormo maura
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
European Corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis
European Corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Lappet Gastropacha quercifolia
Lappet Gastropacha quercifolia
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
Shark Cucullia umbratica
Shark Cucullia umbratica
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Flame Axylia putris
Flame Axylia putris
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria
Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus
Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Peppered Moth Biston betularia
Peppered Moth Biston betularia
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata
Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria
Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Mother Shipton Callistege mi
Mother Shipton Callistege mi
Burnet Moth Zygaena
Burnet Moth Zygaena
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis
Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
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