Spring Copse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.72825, -1.25174
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 2 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
116 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route▾
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Eaton - WoottonCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
87,938 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
87,938 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Muntjac · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +35
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Blue Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
87,938 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Muntjac · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +35
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Blue Shieldbug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Zicrona caerulea
Zicrona caerulea
SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalarePhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirus24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeusRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleEristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusHairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidusHairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidusEvents & activities nearby
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