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Cottage Copse - Woodland plantation

11 ha

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse riding

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Wildlife

Lowland meadows priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Islip-HortonCycling route
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North East Cycle RouteCycling route
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Wheatley-CowleyCycling route
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Marston-HortonCycling route
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Barton-MenmarshCycling route
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Horton-MenmarshCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

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