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Bottom Copse - Woodland plantation

3 ha

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.72615, -1.26466

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

18 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

112 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
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Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route
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Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to 'The Firs', Hinksey Hill

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to 'The Firs', Hinksey Hill

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