Chimney Corner Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.59369, -1.32800
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 153m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 153m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Wainscot, Brimstone Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character +227 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Wainscot, Brimstone Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character +227 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 12 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 Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Harwell Campus Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Abingdon to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 23 public paths nearby
Public paths
Fordy Lane byway open to all traffic · 19 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 19 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Fordy Lane byway open to all traffic · 13 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 13 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Hungerford Road restricted byway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.4 km Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Icknield Way byway open to all traffic · 526 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 526 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Cow Road restricted byway · 131 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 131 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
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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6,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,913 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +41
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,913 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +41
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2024
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 