Hardwell Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.57766, -1.59070
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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 8 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 The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Photos Knighton Hill to the Ridgeway
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Wildlife to spot
3,798 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,798 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kestrel +46
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 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 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Maple Dot · Buckthorn Dot · Small Beech Dot · Apple Leaf Miner · Sainfoin Piercer +25
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella Sainfoin Piercer Grapholita caecana2024 Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,798 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Kestrel +46
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 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 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Maple Dot · Buckthorn Dot · Small Beech Dot · Apple Leaf Miner · Sainfoin Piercer +25
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella Sainfoin Piercer Grapholita caecana2024 Beech Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter maestingella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
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
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
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Swan-feather Dwarf Elachista argentella2024
Swan-feather Dwarf Elachista argentella2024
Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella2024
Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella2024
Cistus Forester Adscita geryon2024
Cistus Forester Adscita geryon2024
Meadow Tortrix Grapholita compositella2024
Meadow Tortrix Grapholita compositella2024
Rock-rose Moth Neotelphusa sequax2024
Rock-rose Moth Neotelphusa sequax2024
Five-spot Burnet Zygaena trifolii2024
Five-spot Burnet Zygaena trifolii2024
Rock-rose Mompha Mompha miscella2024
Rock-rose Mompha Mompha miscella2024
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2024
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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