Denman's Copse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.73303, -1.33617
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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach
- £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
Named hiking route nearby: Oxford Green Belt Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hinksey Heights Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
16 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▾
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Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route▾
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Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
13,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,057 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds107 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Red Kite · Mallard · Coot · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail +102
🦌Mammals7 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger +2
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians4 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Glow-worm +26
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,057 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds107 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Red Kite · Mallard · Coot · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail +102
🦌Mammals7 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger +2
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians4 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Glow-worm +26
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2024
Lepus europaeus2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
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