Hutchins's Copse - Broadleaved woodland
11 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.62151, -1.37285
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 welcome
Dogs 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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Vale WayWalking route43 km▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route▾
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ardington Lanebridleway · 42 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 42 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Old Man's Lanerestricted byway · 38 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 38 mPath type: bridleway
Old Man's Lanebridleway · 19 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 19 mPath type: bridleway
Old Man's Lanerestricted byway · 253 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 253 mPath type: bridleway
Ardington Lanebridleway · 1.7 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmSurface compactedPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
1,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,555 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2023▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Wren · Yellowhammer +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2020▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Otter · Polecat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra2019
- PolecatMustela putorius2018
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Tree Bumblebee +31
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2019
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2019
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2019
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2018
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019
- Early Bumblebee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,555 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
springsummer
2023▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Wren · Yellowhammer +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2020▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Otter · Polecat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra2019
- PolecatMustela putorius2018
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Tree Bumblebee +31
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2019
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2019
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2019
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2018
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019
- Early Bumblebee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus pratorum2019
Bombus pratorum2019
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2018Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2018Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2018Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Trichostegia minorTrichostegia minorTrichostegia minorTrichostegia minorRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2020Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2020Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2019Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2019SphecodesSphecodes2018SphecodesSphecodes2018LasioglossumLasioglossum2018LasioglossumLasioglossum2018Dull-vented Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys elongata2018Dull-vented Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys elongata2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2018Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2018Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2018Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2018Barbut's Cuckoo BeeBombus barbutellus2018Events & activities nearby
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