Burnt Platt ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.54474, -1.00471
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fool's Parsley, Violet Helleborine, Redshank +99 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Helleborine, Rough Hawkbit, Rowan +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 6 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 The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 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 3 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
17,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,548 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · Pheasant · Magpie +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Squirrel · Muntjac +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Squirrel Sciurus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
Oak Bush-cricket · Bibio lanigerus · Rhombic Leatherbug · Bibio varipes · Nimbus obliteratus +10
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Bibio varipes Bibio varipes Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Cixius nervosus 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Heather · Bank Haircap
Heather Calluna vulgaris Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,548 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackcap · Pheasant · Magpie +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Squirrel · Muntjac +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Squirrel Sciurus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
Oak Bush-cricket · Bibio lanigerus · Rhombic Leatherbug · Bibio varipes · Nimbus obliteratus +10
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Bibio lanigerus Bibio lanigerus Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Bibio varipes Bibio varipes Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Cixius nervosus 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Heather · Bank Haircap
Heather Calluna vulgaris Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Badger Meles meles2023
Badger Meles meles2023
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Cixius nervosus2024
Cixius nervosus2024
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2024
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca2023
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca2023
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2023
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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