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Sloven Copse

15 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.65925, -1.26515

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal 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
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Abingdon to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Abingdon Road at the junction of Tollgate Road

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Abingdon Road at the junction of Tollgate Road

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🌱Drayton Road AllotmentsUrban park1.7 km→🌱Hales MeadowUrban park1.4 km→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park1.4 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park1.6 km→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site3.9 km→✦Abingdon Bridge including Maud Hale's BridgeHistoric site1.4 km→

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