Lower Hartslock Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.50637, -1.10782
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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 🅿️ Parking 400m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 400m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking 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 route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hartslock Bridleway bridleway · 1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1 km Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Council Lane bridleway · 713 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 713 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Thames Path in Lower Hartslock Wood
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Wildlife to spot
46,526 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,526 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Swift · Robin · Wren +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swift Apus apus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Tern Sterna hirundo Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Club-tail · Brown Hawker +20
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,526 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Swift · Robin · Wren +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swift Apus apus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Sand Martin Riparia riparia Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Tern Sterna hirundo Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red-eared Terrapin
Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Club-tail · Brown Hawker +20
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis2025
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis2025
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans2025
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella2025
Comfrey Ermine Ethmia quadrillella2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 