Gilham Copse - Broadleaved woodland
14 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
51.63118, -0.89366
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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 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 km13 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km▾
A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.
Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Farmland and woodland below Cadmore End
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Wildlife to spot
5,929 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,929 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Onthophagus joannae · Otophorus haemorrhoidalis · Volinus sticticus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Empis tessellata +10
- Onthophagus joannaeOnthophagus joannae2024
- Otophorus haemorrhoidalisOtophorus haemorrhoidalis2024
- Volinus sticticusVolinus sticticus2024
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,929 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Onthophagus joannae · Otophorus haemorrhoidalis · Volinus sticticus · Speckled Bush-cricket · Empis tessellata +10
- Onthophagus joannaeOnthophagus joannae2024
- Otophorus haemorrhoidalisOtophorus haemorrhoidalis2024
- Volinus sticticusVolinus sticticus2024
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Bibio anglicusBibio anglicusBibio anglicusBibio anglicusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus2024Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus2024Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2024Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024Rhodaphodius foetensRhodaphodius foetens2024Rhodaphodius foetensRhodaphodius foetens2024Events & activities nearby
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