Lew's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.55642, -1.36717
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National 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 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage/Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Ridgeway restricted byway · 572 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 572 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map The Ridgeway restricted byway · 840 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 840 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map The Ridgeway restricted byway · 30 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 30 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map The Ridgeway restricted byway · 195 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 195 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map The Ridgeway restricted byway · 263 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 263 m Surface compacted 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.
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Wildlife to spot
7,934 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,934 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pheasant +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Hobby Falco subbuteo Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Quail Coturnix coturnix Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Platycheirus scutatus · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +21
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg. Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,934 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pheasant +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Hobby Falco subbuteo Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Quail Coturnix coturnix Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Platycheirus scutatus · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +21
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg. Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus Syrphus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Platycheirus albimanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
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