Burchie's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 40 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.88800, -1.39720
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +6 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +112 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +112 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 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 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 368 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 368 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
3,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Grey Wagtail · Kestrel +33
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Linnet Linaria cannabina Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Barbastelle · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Badger Meles meles2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Large White +15
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Green-veined White Pieris napi Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Grey Wagtail · Kestrel +33
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Linnet Linaria cannabina Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Barbastelle · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Badger Meles meles2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Large White +15
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Green-veined White Pieris napi Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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