King's Leys Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.15020, -1.45986
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
- 🌿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
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
Centenary Way - Alternative routesWalking route▾
Named routeRef CW-A
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route714 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.4 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeLength 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
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Wildlife to spot
3,713 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,713 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Grey Wagtail · Yellow Wagtail · Swallow · Pied Wagtail +42
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-rattle · Grass Vetchling · Crested Dog's-tail · Common Vetch · Smooth Hawk's-beard +10
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Field Bindweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,713 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Grey Wagtail · Yellow Wagtail · Swallow · Pied Wagtail +42
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-rattle · Grass Vetchling · Crested Dog's-tail · Common Vetch · Smooth Hawk's-beard +10
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Field Bindweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulus arvensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiSpiked SedgeCarex spicataSpiked SedgeCarex spicataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulina