Radley Large Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.71553, -1.22618
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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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Restore Littlemore Shop And Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Restore Littlemore Shop And Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Thomson Terracepublic footpath · 177 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 177 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Thomson Terracepublic footpath · 43 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: residential
Shakespeare Waypublic footpath · 66 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
41,829 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
41,829 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldcrest · Nuthatch · Wren · Blue Tit · Kingfisher +22
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Blue Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +30
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,829 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldcrest · Nuthatch · Wren · Blue Tit · Kingfisher +22
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Blue Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +30
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalarePhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeusRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaEristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisEvents & activities nearby
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