Steventon Copse - Woodland plantation
8 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.63136, -1.31459
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 443m 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 443m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 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
Ock Valley River WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Greenpublic footpath · 10 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Milton Lane Footbridgepublic footpath · 30 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: footway
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Milton Lanebridleway · 376 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 376 mSurface cobblestonePath type: bridleway
Milton Lanebridleway · 23 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Mill Lanebridleway · 444 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 444 mPath type: service
Milton Lanebridleway · 335 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 335 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Milton Lanebridleway · 338 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 338 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
14,252 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,252 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Starling · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Bank Vole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Euophryum confine · Hairy Cellar Beetle · Sitona striatellus · Enicmus transversus · Cryptophagus scanicus +30
- Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
- Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2025
- Sitona striatellusSitona striatellus2025
- Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2025
- Cryptophagus scanicusCryptophagus scanicus2025
- Rose Chafer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,252 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Starling · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Bank Vole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Euophryum confine · Hairy Cellar Beetle · Sitona striatellus · Enicmus transversus · Cryptophagus scanicus +30
- Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
- Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2025
- Sitona striatellusSitona striatellus2025
- Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2025
- Cryptophagus scanicusCryptophagus scanicus2025
- Rose Chafer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2025Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2025Sericoderus lateralisSericoderus lateralis2025Sericoderus lateralisSericoderus lateralis2025Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2025Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus2025Phloeophagus lignariusPhloeophagus lignarius2025Phloeophagus lignariusPhloeophagus lignarius2025Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2025Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2025Anommatus duodecimstriatusAnommatus duodecimstriatus2025Anommatus duodecimstriatusAnommatus duodecimstriatus2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Anthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscus2025Anthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscus2025Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025Aderus populneusAderus populneus2025Aderus populneusAderus populneus2025Melanotus villosusMelanotus villosus2025Melanotus villosusMelanotus villosus2025Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2025Common Furniture BeetleAnobium punctatum2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Events & activities nearby
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