Saint John's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 32 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.82423, -1.49597
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Dunnock +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Dunnock +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mistletoe, Goldilocks Buttercup, Perennial Rye-grass +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Red Dead-nettle
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bombadier Beetle +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bombadier Beetle +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km 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 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wood Lane restricted byway · 453 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 453 m Path type: footway
Show on map Akeman Street restricted byway · 415 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 415 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Wood Lane restricted byway · 332 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 332 m Path type: track
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
5,009 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,009 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Raven · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldcrest +46
Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bombadier Beetle · Nebria brevicollis · 16-spot Ladybird +9
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mistletoe · Goldilocks Buttercup · Perennial Rye-grass · Yellow Archangel · Hawkweed Oxtongue +3
Mistletoe Viscum album Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2025 Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023 Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2023 Hawkweed Oxtongue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,009 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Raven · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldcrest +46
Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bombadier Beetle · Nebria brevicollis · 16-spot Ladybird +9
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mistletoe · Goldilocks Buttercup · Perennial Rye-grass · Yellow Archangel · Hawkweed Oxtongue +3
Mistletoe Viscum album Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2025 Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023 Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2023 Hawkweed Oxtongue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023 Picris hieracioides2023
Picris hieracioides2023
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2023
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2023
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2023
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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