Oriel Wood
✦ Ancient woodland24 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
51.82233, -1.12080
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Islip-HortonCycling route▾
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National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Marston-HortonCycling route▾
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Barton-MenmarshCycling route▾
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Horton-MenmarshCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
24,673 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,673 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +26
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Emerald Damselfly +16
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,673 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +26
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Emerald Damselfly +16
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas