Hayfield Shaws ✦ Ancient woodland 44 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 44 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.52917, -1.09038
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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 🅿️ Parking 272m 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 272m 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
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Bramble, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Blackthorn
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 20 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 Wood Lane public footpath · 126 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 126 m Path type: residential
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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 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 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Elvendon Lane bridleway · 113 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 113 m Path type: unclassified
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
12,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Skylark · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +28
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Brown Hare · Noctule +4
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Tawny Mining Bee +11
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Skylark · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +28
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Brown Hare · Noctule +4
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Tawny Mining Bee +11
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erinaceus europaeus2022
Erinaceus europaeus2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Fallow Deer Dama dama2022
Fallow Deer Dama dama2022 2023
2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2023
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2023
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2023
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023 