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Sands Corner Copse

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.68118, -1.18923

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 208m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
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Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
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Route 6Cycling route
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Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field of rape and Hanginglands Copse

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field of rape and Hanginglands Copse

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🌱Old ArboretumUrban park700 m→🌱Harcourt ArboretumUrban park900 m→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site1.9 km→✦Roman townHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Blackbird Leys ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Nuneham ParkUrban park2 km→

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