Lincelane Copse - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.86571, -1.29668
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km▾
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
Bletchingdon Public Footpathpublic footpath · 1.2 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway
58 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
Islip-HortonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
Blenheim Community PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cutteslowe-IslipCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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7,978 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,978 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Jackdaw · Rook · Collared Dove · House Sparrow +16
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Common Shrew · Roe Deer · Noctule
- BatChiroptera
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects94 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Helophilus pendulus +89
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Crescent-cup Liverwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,978 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Jackdaw · Rook · Collared Dove · House Sparrow +16
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Common Shrew · Roe Deer · Noctule
- BatChiroptera
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects94 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Helophilus pendulus +89
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Crescent-cup Liverwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025IssusIssus2025IssusIssus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans2025Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Cinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceae2025Cinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceae2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025AnaceratagalliaAnaceratagallia2025AnaceratagalliaAnaceratagallia2025Eremocoris podagricusEremocoris podagricus2025Eremocoris podagricusEremocoris podagricus2025Amara eurynotaAmara eurynota2025Amara eurynotaAmara eurynota2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2024Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2024Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024