Buckners Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.53573, -1.00503
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 🅿️ Parking 51m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 51m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Violet Helleborine, Fool's Parsley, Perennial Sow-thistle +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Small Copper +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Small Copper +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Helleborine, Rough Hawkbit, Rowan +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Lime Avenue public footpath · 203 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 203 m Path type: residential
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 293 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 293 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Baron Way bridleway · 126 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 126 m Path type: residential
Show on map Neals Lane bridleway · 571 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 571 m Surface paved Path type: track
Show on map Lime Avenue bridleway · 333 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 333 m Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
20,431 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,431 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Doves, pigeons Columbidae2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Squirrel · Badger · Grey Squirrel +6
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Squirrel Sciurus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Bibio lanigerus · Rhombic Leatherbug · Bibio varipes · Nimbus obliteratus +14
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Bibio varipes Bibio varipes Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Heather · Parsley Piert · Greater Plantain · Field Maple · Hogweed +3
Heather Calluna vulgaris Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2022 Greater Plantain Plantago major2021 Field Maple Acer campestre2021 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021 Daisy Bellis perennis2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,431 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Doves, pigeons Columbidae2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Squirrel · Badger · Grey Squirrel +6
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Squirrel Sciurus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Bibio lanigerus · Rhombic Leatherbug · Bibio varipes · Nimbus obliteratus +14
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Bibio varipes Bibio varipes Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Heather · Parsley Piert · Greater Plantain · Field Maple · Hogweed +3
Heather Calluna vulgaris Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2022 Greater Plantain Plantago major2021 Field Maple Acer campestre2021 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021 Daisy Bellis perennis2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023
Fallow Deer Dama dama2022
Fallow Deer Dama dama2022
Rat spp. Rattus2022
Rat spp. Rattus2022 2024
2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2024
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2022
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2022
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
Minettia inusta Minettia inusta2022
Minettia inusta Minettia inusta2022
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2022
Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2022
Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus2022
Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus2022
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2022
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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