Crook's Firs - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.96792, -1.21904
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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
BR8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR8Local cycle route
Cherwell Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Footpath towards Tusmore through the wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,258 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Pheasant · Barn Owl · Golden Plover · Fieldfare +27
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Polecat · Otter +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- PolecatMustela putorius2019
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
🐸Amphibians9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts +4
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024
- frogs and toads
Large White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +11
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,258 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Pheasant · Barn Owl · Golden Plover · Fieldfare +27
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Polecat · Otter +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- PolecatMustela putorius2019
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
🐸Amphibians9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts +4
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024
- frogs and toads
Large White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +11
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erinaceus europaeus2021
Erinaceus europaeus2021
Anura
Anura
FrogRana2024FrogRana2024NewtTriturus2024NewtTriturus2024Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus20242019
2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusBrown HairstreakThecla betulae2019Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Events & activities nearby
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