Hill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.88684, -1.39967
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +6 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +23 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +23 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km 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 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 368 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 368 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Old Milestone by the A44, Hill Wood, Glympton parish
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Wildlife to spot
4,756 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,756 records · National Biodiversity Network Marsh Tit · Linnet · Chaffinch · Red-legged Partridge · Grey Heron +30
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Barbastelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Large White +14
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Large White Pieris brassicae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Green-veined White Pieris napi Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,756 records · National Biodiversity Network Marsh Tit · Linnet · Chaffinch · Red-legged Partridge · Grey Heron +30
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Barbastelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Large White +14
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Large White Pieris brassicae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Green-veined White Pieris napi Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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