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Stainswick Copse

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.58583, -1.64882

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed, Broad-leaved Dock, Prickly Sow-thistle +164 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Green-veined White, Orange-tip +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Green-veined White, Orange-tip +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 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
White horse circular walkWalking route
Named routeRef WHCWLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mast, Stainswick Copse

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mast, Stainswick Copse

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🦉TUCKMILL MEADOWSNature reserve2.5 km→🐄HMF Farm ShopVisitor farm1.5 km→🐄Roves Farm & Visitor CentreVisitor farm3.5 km→✦Medieval settlement remains at SevenhamptonHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦COMPTON BEAUCHAMPHistoric site3.6 km→

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