Withy Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 57 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 57 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.51683, -1.01820
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 🅿️ Parking 219m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 219m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Violet Helleborine, Bramble, Bracken +24 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Small Copper +85 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Small Copper +85 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Beech, Pedunculate Oak +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS 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 Estate Walk, Greys Court Walking route 3 km ▾
Greys Court is a picturesque 16th-century mansion with tranquil gardens owned by the National Trust. This walk takes you around the Greys Court Estate, through classic Chilterns scenery of beech woodlands and open countryside with lovely views.
Named route Length 3 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sir Felix's Gentle Walk, Greys Court Walking route 1.2 km ▾
An easy waymarked walk around Greys Court. Sir Felix Brunner was especially fond of the woodlands on the estate, and in his later years Lady Brunner suggested that he should create a short walk from which he could obtain views across the Estate.
Named route Length 1.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reading R4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R4 Local cycle route
Show on map R40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Withy Copse, Horsepond Road
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Wildlife to spot
15,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Robin +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Noctule +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023 Western Honey Bee · Common Furrow Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Short-fringed Mining Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +21
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Short-fringed Mining Bee Andrena dorsata White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Robin +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Noctule +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2023 Western Honey Bee · Common Furrow Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Short-fringed Mining Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +21
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Short-fringed Mining Bee Andrena dorsata White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Early Bumblebee
Early Bumblebee
Bombus pratorum
Bombus pratorum
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Flavous Nomad Bee Nomada flava
Flavous Nomad Bee Nomada flava
Smooth-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum fratellum
Smooth-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum fratellum
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2022
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2022
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Long-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum
Long-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Nomada panzeri Nomada panzeri
Nomada panzeri Nomada panzeri
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Fork-jawed Nomad Bee Nomada ruficornis
Fork-jawed Nomad Bee Nomada ruficornis
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2022
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2022
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2022
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2022
Green Furrow Bee Lasioglossum morio2022
Green Furrow Bee Lasioglossum morio2022
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2022
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2022
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
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