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Long Copse

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.73946, -1.31681

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 301m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Furniture Beetle, Common Pollen Beetle, Ptinomorphus imperialis +237 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Furniture Beetle, Common Pollen Beetle, Ptinomorphus imperialis +237 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hinksey Heights Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chawley Lanepublic footpath · 134 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hurst Lanebridleway · 173 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpaths to left and right

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hinksey ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Louie Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park1.3 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park2.7 km→🌱Oatlands Road Recreation GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱Oatlands Road Recreation GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱Botley ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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