Costlars Copse - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.59447, -1.51549
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 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 Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos New woodland near Westcot
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Wildlife to spot
5,048 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,048 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Raven · Wigeon · Dunnock +28
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2019 Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Barbastelle · Common Pipistrelle +8
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Large White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Small White · Meadow Brown +26
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Cow Parsley · Barren Brome · Bluebell · Hogweed · Wood Dock +19
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2017 Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2017 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2017 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2017 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,048 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Raven · Wigeon · Dunnock +28
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2019 Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Barbastelle · Common Pipistrelle +8
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Large White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Small White · Meadow Brown +26
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Cow Parsley · Barren Brome · Bluebell · Hogweed · Wood Dock +19
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2017 Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2017 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2017 Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2017 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2019
Long-eared Bat species Plecotus2019
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2019
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2019
Otter Lutra lutra2018
Otter Lutra lutra2018
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2018
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2018
Indet. Deer Cervidae2018
Indet. Deer Cervidae2018 2019
2019
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2023
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2023
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017
Green-veined White Pieris napi2017
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2017
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2017
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Chrysolina sturmi Chrysolina sturmi2022
Chrysolina sturmi Chrysolina sturmi2022
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2021
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2020
Mother of Pearl Patania ruralis2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Clifden Nonpareil Catocala fraxini2019
Clifden Nonpareil Catocala fraxini2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2017
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2017
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2017
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2017
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2017
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2017
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2017 2017
2017
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2017
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2017
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta Phalaris arundinacea var. picta2017
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta Phalaris arundinacea var. picta2017
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2017
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2017
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2017
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2017
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2017
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2017
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2017
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2017
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2017
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2017
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2017
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2017
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2017
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2017
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2017
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2017
Apple Malus domestica2017
Apple Malus domestica2017
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2017
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2017
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2017
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2017
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2017
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2017
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2017
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2017
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2017
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2017
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2017
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2017
Charlock Sinapis arvensis2017
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