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Cornwell Copse

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Verrucaria, Verrucaria viridula, Hyperphyscia adglutinata +102 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Verrucaria, Verrucaria viridula, Hyperphyscia adglutinata +102 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grape-vine, Lactuca serriola f. integrifolia · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +33 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Orange-tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +33 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thame Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Garsington-GreatMiltonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wheatley-GreatMiltonCycling route
Named routeXcn
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route290 m
Named routeRef 57Length 290 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route882 m
Named routeRef 57Length 882 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route222 m
Named routeRef 57Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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