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Spring Copse - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.73640, -1.25906

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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 276m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 27 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
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Devil's Backbonepublic footpath · 34 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
The Devil's Backbonepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
The Devil's Backbonepublic footpath · 25 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface woodPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

123 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
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
John Piers Lanebyway open to all traffic · 73 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 73 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
John Piers Lanebyway open to all traffic · 8 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Barleycott Lanebyway open to all traffic · 79 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 79 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Barleycott Lanebyway open to all traffic · 42 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 42 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over Hinksey sidings

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over Hinksey sidings

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🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park2.1 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hinksey ParkUrban park400 m→✦MAGDALEN COLLEGEHistoric site2.1 km→

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