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The Copse

3 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.66912, -1.15802

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +10 more · last seen 2025

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 · 3 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

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route37 m
Named routeRef 5Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route390 m
Named routeRef 5Length 390 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route728 m
Named routeRef 5Length 728 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 5Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Copse across a field of rape

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Copse across a field of rape

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old ArboretumUrban park3.2 km→✦Roman townHistoric site3 km→🌱Harcourt ArboretumUrban park3.4 km→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site4 km→🌱Berinsfield ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱The Abbey Church of St Peter and St PaulUrban park2.8 km→

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