Coombe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.73631, -1.13957
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 84m away — 2 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 84m 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Rustic, Beaded Chestnut, Large Yellow Underwing +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Rustic, Beaded Chestnut, Large Yellow Underwing +76 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 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 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 Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sandpit Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Northwood Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map North East Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NE Local cycle route
Show on map Wheatley-Cowley Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map 1 public path 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
26,789 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,789 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rock Dove Columba livia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Otter · American Mink · Rabbit +5
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra American Mink Neovison vison2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles2024 Squirrel Sciurus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Frog Rana2024 Azure Damselfly · Water Stick Insect · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,789 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rock Dove Columba livia Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Otter · American Mink · Rabbit +5
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra American Mink Neovison vison2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles2024 Squirrel Sciurus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Frog Rana2024 Azure Damselfly · Water Stick Insect · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Stoat Mustela erminea2024
Stoat Mustela erminea2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2024
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2024 