Gallosbrook Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Cherwell Getting here
51.87335, -1.23926
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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 — Tawny Owl, Swift, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Swift, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Common Chickweed +36 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Japanese Knotweed, Bugle +290 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Small White, Flame Shoulder +222 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Small White, Flame Shoulder +222 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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Show on map Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route) Walking route ▾
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Show on map Kidlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos View across field towards Long Plantation
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Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus
Lepus europaeus
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Mycetaea subterranea2023
Mycetaea subterranea2023
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2023
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2023
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus2023
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus2023
Death-watch Beetle Xestobium rufovillosum2023
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Rust-red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum2023
Rust-red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum2023
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2023
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2023
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2023
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2023
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2023
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Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2023
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Procraerus tibialis Procraerus tibialis2023
Procraerus tibialis Procraerus tibialis2023
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2023
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2023
Trox scaber Trox scaber2023
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Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris2023
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2023
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2023
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2023
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Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus2023
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus2023
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2023
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2023
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2023
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2023
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2023
Ptinomorphus imperialis Ptinomorphus imperialis2023
Colobopterus erraticus Colobopterus erraticus2023
Colobopterus erraticus Colobopterus erraticus2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2022
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2022
Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata2022
Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata2022
Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria2022
Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2022
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2022
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2020
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2020
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2020
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Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2020
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2020
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020 Woolly Thistle
Woolly Thistle
Cirsium eriophorum2020
Cirsium eriophorum2020
Common Couch Elymus repens2020
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Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2020
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2020
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2020
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2020
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2020
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2020
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2020
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2020
Fen Bedstraw Galium uliginosum2020
Fen Bedstraw Galium uliginosum2020
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2020
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2020
Salix euxina Salix euxina2020
Salix euxina Salix euxina2020
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2020
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2020
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2020
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2020
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2020
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2020
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2020
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2020
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2020
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2020
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2020
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2020
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2020
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