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Hutchins's Copse

4 ha

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.61986, -1.36936

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Barn Owl +18 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Barn Owl +18 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, False Oat-grass, Cock's-foot +187 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Nettle, False Oat-grass, Cock's-foot +187 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ardington Lanebridleway · 42 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 42 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Ardington Lanebridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Ardington Lanebridleway · 1.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmSurface compactedPath type: service
Ardington Lanebridleway · 151 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 151 mSurface compactedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hutchins’s Copse

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Kingsgrove Woodland WalkUrban park3.3 km→✦Grove Millennium StoneHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Grove GreenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Milton Hill HouseUrban park4 km→🌱Knights GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Grove MeadowsUrban park3.4 km→

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