Cockshoothill Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.85663, -1.52661
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Nuthatch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Dandelion +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Clover, Hedge Woundwort, Broad-leaved Dock +200 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Speckled Wood, Large White +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Speckled Wood, Large White +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 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 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 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 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 756 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 756 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 449 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 449 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Skylark · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +37
Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Raven Corvus corax2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2023 Mole Talpa europaea2023 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Athous bicolor · Cream-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Plea minutissima +13
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025 Athous bicolor Athous bicolor2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Skylark · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +37
Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Raven Corvus corax2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2023 Mole Talpa europaea2023 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Athous bicolor · Cream-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Plea minutissima +13
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025 Athous bicolor Athous bicolor2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2025
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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