Broadleaved woodland near Launton
4 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.89337, -1.12689
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Bicester West Health RouteWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Langford Health RouteWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
West Endpublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
BR1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR1Local cycle route
BR10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR10Local cycle route
BR11Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR22Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR15Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,839 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +24
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +24
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald Damselfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chalcolestes viridis
Chalcolestes viridis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis