Appleton Upper Common - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland57 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha
Getting here
51.69525, -1.37670
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 140m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 140m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Windrush PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Botley Health Routes - PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef PurpleDuration 00:55Round tripLocal walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 8aCycling route▾
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Eaton - WoottonCycling route▾
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Eaton-FyfieldCycling route▾
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Wootton-KenningtonCycling route▾
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Botley-EatonCycling route▾
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Wootton-FyfieldCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,365 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,365 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hedgehog · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-point · Turnip Moth · Brimstone Moth · Large Yellow Underwing +51
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-pointMythimna albipuncta
- Turnip MothAgrotis segetum
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,365 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hedgehog · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
🐝Insects56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-point · Turnip Moth · Brimstone Moth · Large Yellow Underwing +51
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- White-pointMythimna albipuncta
- Turnip MothAgrotis segetum
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
