Ham Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 32 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.53190, -1.18836
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 418m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 418m away — 2 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Red-legged Partridge +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Red-legged Partridge +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss +40 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Jersey Tiger, Humming-bird Hawk-moth +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km 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 Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
The Ridgeway byway open to all traffic · 2.8 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 2.8 km Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
9,209 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,209 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Skylark · Corn Bunting +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Jersey Tiger · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Striped Lychnis · Bramble Blotch-miner · Nut Leaf Blister Moth +8
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Striped Lychnis Cucullia lychnitis2024 Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2024 Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024 Golden Dot Stigmella aurella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,209 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Skylark · Corn Bunting +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Jersey Tiger · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Striped Lychnis · Bramble Blotch-miner · Nut Leaf Blister Moth +8
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Striped Lychnis Cucullia lychnitis2024 Bramble Blotch-miner Coptotriche marginea2024 Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli2024 Golden Dot Stigmella aurella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella2024
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella2024
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2024
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2024
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2024
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2024
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2024
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella2024
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella2024
Grey Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter strigulatella2024
Grey Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter strigulatella2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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