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Great Copse

4 ha

📷 nick macneill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.69473, -1.14593

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Horse riding

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Burnet-saxifrage, Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii, Himalayan Balsam +73 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Burnet-saxifrage, Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii, Himalayan Balsam +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Gooseberry, Elder, Red Currant +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Wheatley-CowleyCycling route
Named routeXcn
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Garsington-GreatMiltonCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Great Copse, Chiselhampton

📷 nick macneill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Great Copse, Chiselhampton

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🌱Old ArboretumUrban park3.9 km→🌱Harcourt ArboretumUrban park4.1 km→🌱Blackbird Leys ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Berinsfield ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Gillians ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦ASCOTT PARKHistoric site2.6 km→

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