New Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 104 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 104 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.56544, -0.98045
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 🅿️ Parking 391m 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 391m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cheilosia, Volucella pellucens, Meadow Grasshopper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cheilosia, Volucella pellucens, Meadow Grasshopper +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 25 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 Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 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 3 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 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
27 public paths 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
10,812 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,812 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +46
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coot Fulica atra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Fallow Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Cheilosia · Volucella pellucens · Meadow Grasshopper · Sarcophaga · Common Red Soldier Beetle +9
Cheilosia Cheilosia Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Sphaerophoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,812 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +46
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coot Fulica atra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Fallow Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Cheilosia · Volucella pellucens · Meadow Grasshopper · Sarcophaga · Common Red Soldier Beetle +9
Cheilosia Cheilosia Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Sphaerophoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Grypocoris Grypocoris
Grypocoris Grypocoris
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