Oaken Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.58154, -1.07724
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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Rock-rose, Wood Barley +28 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 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 The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
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 11 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 895 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 895 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 2.1 km 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Grim's Ditch bridleway · 2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2 km Surface dirt 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.
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Wildlife to spot
7,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting +32
Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Stag Beetle · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee +21
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2022 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
White Campion · Red Campion · Rosa vosagiaca x canina · Upright Brome · Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra +17
White Campion Silene latifolia2020 Red Campion Silene dioica2020 Rosa vosagiaca x canina Rosa vosagiaca x canina Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Corn Bunting +32
Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Stag Beetle · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee +21
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2022 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
White Campion · Red Campion · Rosa vosagiaca x canina · Upright Brome · Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra +17
White Campion Silene latifolia2020 Red Campion Silene dioica2020 Rosa vosagiaca x canina Rosa vosagiaca x canina Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2020
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2020
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Bibio hortulanus Bibio hortulanus
Bibio hortulanus Bibio hortulanus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Zonal Sawfly Tenthredo zona2024
Zonal Sawfly Tenthredo zona2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2022
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2022
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2021
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2021
Bumblebee Bombus2020
Bumblebee Bombus2020
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2020
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2020
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2020
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020 Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2020
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2020
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2020
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2020
Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa
Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa
Rosa squarrosa Rosa squarrosa
Rosa squarrosa Rosa squarrosa
Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae' Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'
Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae' Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos
Harsh Downy-rose Rosa tomentosa
Harsh Downy-rose Rosa tomentosa
Rosa corymbifera Rosa corymbifera
Rosa corymbifera Rosa corymbifera
Small-flowered Sweet-briar Rosa micrantha
Small-flowered Sweet-briar Rosa micrantha
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa angustifolia2020
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa angustifolia2020
Barberry Berberis vulgaris2020
Barberry Berberis vulgaris2020
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii2020
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii2020
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2020
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2020
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2020
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2020
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2020
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2020
Wood Millet Milium effusum2020
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