Cornwell Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.69928, -1.03495
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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 🍄 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Starling +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Verrucaria, Verrucaria viridula, Hyperphyscia adglutinata +102 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Verrucaria, Verrucaria viridula, Hyperphyscia adglutinata +102 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grape-vine, Lactuca serriola f. integrifolia · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
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 6 signed routes nearby · 7 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 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 Aston Rowant Discovery Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thame Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Garsington-GreatMilton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Wheatley-GreatMilton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 290 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 290 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 882 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 882 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 222 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 222 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
3,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,391 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Blackbird · Swallow +25
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Swift Apus apus2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · American Mink
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Grammoptera ruficornis · Nyctia halterata · Sarcophaga variegata · Sarcophaga carnaria · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +1
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata Sarcophaga variegata Sarcophaga variegata Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2021 Hawthorn · Blackthorn · Elder · Field Maple · False Fox-sedge +67
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Field Maple Acer campestre False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,391 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · Blackbird · Swallow +25
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Swift Apus apus2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · American Mink
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Grammoptera ruficornis · Nyctia halterata · Sarcophaga variegata · Sarcophaga carnaria · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +1
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata Sarcophaga variegata Sarcophaga variegata Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2021 Hawthorn · Blackthorn · Elder · Field Maple · False Fox-sedge +67
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Field Maple Acer campestre False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Salix euxina Salix euxina
Salix euxina Salix euxina
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Birch Betula
Birch Betula
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Cherry Prunus
Cherry Prunus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Clover Trifolium
Clover Trifolium
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Willow Salix
Willow Salix
Poplar Populus
Poplar Populus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta
Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta
Brown Sedge Carex disticha
Brown Sedge Carex disticha
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica
Dryopteris filix-mas Dryopteris filix-mas
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