Morrell's Bottom ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.58172, -1.05207
Open directionsv 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 📍 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Goldilocks Buttercup, Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra +4 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional 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 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 Grim's Ditch public footpath · 602 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 602 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Grim's Ditch public footpath · 1.6 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.6 km Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Grim's Ditch public footpath · 904 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 904 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 131 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 121 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 121 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 86 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 86 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
5,553 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,553 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Scaeva pyrastri · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +7
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Eupeodes Eupeodes Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,553 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Scaeva pyrastri · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +7
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Eupeodes Eupeodes Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea 