Pennywell Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.77596, -1.22899
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 229m away — 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 229m away — 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 cycling route nearby: Route 10
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Butts Lanepublic footpath · 12 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Butts Lanepublic footpath · 92 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Butts Lanepublic footpath · 130 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 130 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
148 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
21,708 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,708 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Robin · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +44
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Otter
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Speckled Bush-cricket · Large Red Damselfly +48
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,708 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Robin · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +44
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Otter
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Speckled Bush-cricket · Large Red Damselfly +48
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025EumerusEumerus2025EumerusEumerus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2025Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025RhogogasterRhogogaster2025RhogogasterRhogogaster20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Events & activities nearby
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