Sheer's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.86951, -1.42766
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +5 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Blenheim Community Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 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 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Saltway restricted byway · 429 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 429 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Ruddy Lane restricted byway · 421 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 421 m Path type: track
Show on map Saltway restricted byway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.1 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.
Photos Sheer's Copse, B4437 near Ditchley
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Eristalis tenax
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Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2024
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2024
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus2025
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Mesopsocus Mesopsocus2025
Mesopsocus Mesopsocus2025
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola2025
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Testaceous Sawyer Pristiphora testacea2024
Testaceous Sawyer Pristiphora testacea2024
Apple Fruit-borer Hoplocampa testudinea2024
Apple Fruit-borer Hoplocampa testudinea2024
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2024
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2024
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2024
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2024
Violet Black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla2024
Violet Black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla2024
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis2024
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2024
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Cryptic Clubhorn Abia aenea2024
Cryptic Clubhorn Abia aenea2024 