Grant's Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.66348, -0.93956
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Aston Rowant Nature Reserve 13m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Aston Rowant Nature Reserve 13m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Clustered Bellflower, Wood Barley · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Beacon Hill Walk public footpath · 281 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 281 m Path type: path
Show on map Beacon Hill Walk public footpath · 110 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 110 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Beacon Hill Walk public footpath · 818 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 818 m Path type: path
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bledlow Circular Ride Mountain bike route 14 km ▾
A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.
Named route Length 14 km Round trip
Show on map Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Christmas Common Road bridleway · 297 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 297 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Christmas Common Road bridleway · 48 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 48 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Christmas Common Road bridleway · 322 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 322 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Beech woodland, Grant's Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
61,443 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 61,443 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Muntjac · Badger +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Carabus auronitens +28
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Carabus auronitens Carabus auronitens2025 Big Shaggy-moss · Clustered Bellflower · Wood Barley
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Wood Barley Hordelymus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 61,443 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Muntjac · Badger +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Hairy Shieldbug · Carabus auronitens +28
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Carabus auronitens Carabus auronitens2025 Big Shaggy-moss · Clustered Bellflower · Wood Barley
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Wood Barley Hordelymus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni2025
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri2025
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri2025
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2025
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis2025
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis2025
Ischnopterapion virens Ischnopterapion virens2025
Ischnopterapion virens Ischnopterapion virens2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Delphax pulchellus Delphax pulchellus2025
Delphax pulchellus Delphax pulchellus2025 