Hitch Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 53 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 53 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.69626, -1.34011
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +204 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +204 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hinksey Heights Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local 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 String Lane public footpath · 168 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 168 m Path type: footway
Show on map String Lane public footpath · 419 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 419 m Path type: footway
Show on map String Lane public footpath · 381 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 381 m Path type: footway
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Eaton-Fyfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Wootton-Kennington Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Netherton - Hinton Waldrist Cycling route ▾
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Row Leigh Lane byway open to all traffic · 780 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 780 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map Row Leigh Lane byway open to all traffic · 579 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 579 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Row Leigh Lane byway open to all traffic · 74 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 74 m Surface ground 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.
Photos Footpath through a field north of Hitch Copse
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
27,735 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,735 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Black-headed Gull +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Columba oenas oenas Columba oenas oenas2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Quaker · Oak Beauty · Powdered Quaker · Frosted Green · Double-striped Pug +4
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Oak Beauty Biston strataria Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis Frosted Green Polyploca ridens Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,735 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Black-headed Gull +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Columba oenas oenas Columba oenas oenas2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Quaker · Oak Beauty · Powdered Quaker · Frosted Green · Double-striped Pug +4
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Oak Beauty Biston strataria Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis Frosted Green Polyploca ridens Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 