Kitemore Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.64629, -1.55066
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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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional 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 Ancient History & Agriculture Walk (Formerly the Orange Walk) Walking route 5.6 km ▾
An undulating circular walk following farm tracks and footpaths across fields with an ascent through woodland. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Faringdon Walk, Coleshill Walking route 14 km ▾
Long circular hike from Faringdon to Great Coxwell and Coleshill. Mixed terrain and multiple stiles and gates on route.
Named route Length 14 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Fyfield - Buckland Cycling route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath near Kitemore House
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Wildlife to spot
10,260 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,260 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blackcap · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +43
Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis Rock Dove Columba livia Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greylag Goose Anser anser Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Gadwall Mareca strepera 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +9
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,260 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blackcap · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +43
Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis Rock Dove Columba livia Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Sand Martin Riparia riparia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greylag Goose Anser anser Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Gadwall Mareca strepera 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +9
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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