Hatch Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.56056, -0.96009
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Redshank, Large Bindweed, Austrian Pine +150 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Exechia fusca, Mycetophila britannica, 7-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Exechia fusca, Mycetophila britannica, 7-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Blackthorn, Wild Strawberry +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 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 ▾
5 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.
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Wildlife to spot
7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Pheasant · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Rabbit +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rose Chafer · Dolichovespula media · Pegomya laticornis +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025 Pegomya laticornis Pegomya laticornis2025 🌿 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 7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Pheasant · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Rabbit +4
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Rose Chafer · Dolichovespula media · Pegomya laticornis +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025 Pegomya laticornis Pegomya laticornis2025 🌿 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
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2023
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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