Earl's Shaw ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.55533, -0.96257
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Autumn Hawkbit, Two-horned Pincerwort +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Exechia fusca, Mycetophila britannica, Mycetophila perpallida +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Exechia fusca, Mycetophila britannica, Mycetophila perpallida +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bank Haircap, Large Bindweed, Perennial Sow-thistle +154 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bank Haircap, Large Bindweed, Perennial Sow-thistle +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 16 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 The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
9 public paths 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.
Photos Estate Road near Bromsden Farm
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Wildlife to spot
8,748 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,748 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Common Pipistrelle +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Dolichovespula media · Red-legged Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Large Red Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Bank Haircap · Big Shaggy-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,748 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Common Pipistrelle +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Dolichovespula media · Red-legged Shieldbug · Large Red Damselfly +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Large Red Damselfly 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Bank Haircap · Big Shaggy-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 