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Hydes Copse

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.67096, -1.33863

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Malachite Beetle, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Bugloss Spear-wing +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Malachite Beetle, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Bugloss Spear-wing +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

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

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Abbots Grangepublic footpath · 107 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Eaton-FyfieldCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Netherton - Hinton WaldristCycling route
Named route
Fyfield - BucklandCycling route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Peat Moor Lanebridleway · 918 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 918 mPath type: bridleway
Cow Lanebridleway · 867 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 867 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hyde Copse, Marcham

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hyde Copse, Marcham

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🌱Drayton Road AllotmentsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Hales MeadowUrban park4 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park4.5 km→🐄Millets Farm CentreVisitor farm2.8 km→🌱Southern Town ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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