Holly Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.83051, -1.46421
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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 166m 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 166m 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Glow-worm, 22-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, 22-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Wilcote Grange Farm public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Wilcote Grange Farm public footpath · 55 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 55 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bridewell Farm restricted byway · 148 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 148 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Bridewell Farm bridleway · 41 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 41 m Surface paved Path type: service
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
5,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,274 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Glow-worm · 22-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Nebria brevicollis · 16-spot Ladybird +4
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,274 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Glow-worm · 22-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Nebria brevicollis · 16-spot Ladybird +4
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023
Stoat Mustela erminea2023
Stoat Mustela erminea2023 2025
2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2023
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