Coxsetter's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.50345, -1.04297
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Rook +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Rook +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bramble, Beech, Pedunculate Oak +4 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Holly, Broad Buckler-fern +51 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Western Honey Bee +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Western Honey Bee +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS 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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map St Frideswide’s Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFW Regional walking route
Show on map Collins End public footpath · 152 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 152 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route R5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R5 Local cycle route
Show on map Reading R50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R50 Local cycle route
Show on map Reading R4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R4 Local cycle route
Show on map R40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Collins End bridleway · 72 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 72 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bunce's Lane bridleway · 35 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 35 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Bunce's Lane restricted byway · 220 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 220 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Collins End bridleway · 330 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 330 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bluebells in Coxsetter's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,961 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,961 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Pheasant · Rook · Blackbird · Song Thrush +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Red Fox +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Furrow Bee · Short-fringed Mining Bee · Western Honey Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Small Garden Bumblebee +31
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2023 Short-fringed Mining Bee Andrena dorsata2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,961 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Pheasant · Rook · Blackbird · Song Thrush +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Red Fox +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grey Squirrel 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Furrow Bee · Short-fringed Mining Bee · Western Honey Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Small Garden Bumblebee +31
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2023 Short-fringed Mining Bee Andrena dorsata2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Great Green Bush-cricket
Great Green Bush-cricket
Tettigonia viridissima2025
Tettigonia viridissima2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2023
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca2023
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca2023
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2023
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2023
Flavous Nomad Bee Nomada flava2023
Flavous Nomad Bee Nomada flava2023
Smooth-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum fratellum2023
Smooth-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum fratellum2023
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023
Long-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum2023
Long-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2023
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2023
Nomada panzeri Nomada panzeri2023
Nomada panzeri Nomada panzeri2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2023
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2023
Fork-jawed Nomad Bee Nomada ruficornis2023
Fork-jawed Nomad Bee Nomada ruficornis2023
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 