Wolvercote Mill Woodland - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.78244, -1.28223
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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
- 🛝Playground 170m 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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 170m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 17 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
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
Godstow Roadpublic footpath · 60 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: residential
153 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
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Joe White’s Lanebridleway · 192 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 192 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
57,206 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
57,206 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Mallard · Robin · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon +28
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TealAnas crecca
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Apion frumentarium · Epistrophe eligans · Scathophaga stercoraria +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Badister bullatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
57,206 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Mallard · Robin · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon +28
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TealAnas crecca
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus torvus · Apion frumentarium · Epistrophe eligans · Scathophaga stercoraria +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Badister bullatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus
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