Burnehyll Community Woodland

Tree Planting in Oxfordshire at Burnehyll Community Woodland

Burnehyll Community Woodland is a new community woodland on former farmland on the outskirts of Bicester.

IMPORTANT VISITOR INFO – Take only photos. Leave only footsteps.

To keep the woodland as natural as possible we don’t label individual trees and we ask that visitors do not place their own plaques, labels, flowers, etc in the woodland. Each tree we plant should be seen as part of a natural woodland.

Before visiting this woodland, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page, which gives you helpful tips about your tree and visitor guidance.

The total area of Burnehyll Community Woodland is approximately 44.6 hectares, which is made up of 7 fields. 4 of these fields have been arable dating back as far as 1753.

The new, community woodland will be a vital and unique contribution to the area.

A wide variety of native, British trees and a mix of hedgerow species have been planted throughout the area.

This will create new wildlife habitats and corridors as well as providing food and nectar sources for birds and other animals.

There are four access points from Vendee Drive, two of which are Public Right of Way Footpaths (PoRWs).

BY FOOT ONLY: From Chesterton using the opposite ends of these two Public Right of Way Footpaths.

BY CAR: The only parking is in the "Park and Ride" off the A41. Visitors then walk along Vendee Drive to the public footpaths, from which there is open access into the woodland area along designated paths.

Photo Gallery

  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  Before Planting 2021
  • Hazel Saplings Are Among The Trees Planted At This Location
  • Oak Saplings Are Among The Trees Planted At This Location
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  Tree Planting In Progress During Winter 2021 22
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  Volunteers Of All Ages Help To Plant The Treees During Winter 2021 22
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  Tree Planting In Progress By The Pond During Winter 2021 22
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  A Swan Admires The Completed Tree Planting Around The Pond  -  Winter 2021 22
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  Phase 2 Of The Tree Planting Area In The Wildflower Meadow  -  Summer 2024
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  A Cherry Plum Tree Is Thriving In Its Tree Shelter Near The Pond  -  Summer 2024
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  A Rowan Tree Sapling Is Thriving In Its Tree Shelter  -  Summer 2024
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  A Hawthorn Tree Sapling Is Thriving In Its Tree Shelter Among The New Hedgerow Section  -  Summer 2024
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  A Mown Path Runs Through The Wildflowers And Phase 2 Of The Tree Planting Area  -  Summer 2024
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  A Juniper Tree Sapling Is Growing Well In Its Tree Shelter  -  Summer 2024
  • Burnehyll Community Woodland  -  Oxfordshire  -  Oak, Field Maple And Small Leaved Lime Tree Saplings Are Growing Well Their Tree Shelters  -  Summer 2024

Tree Species at Burnehyll Community Woodland

Since 2022 EFORESTS has worked with the land owners and local volunteers to plant 2500 new native tree species.

The tree species planted on the site include:

IMPORTANT VISITOR INFO – Take only photos. Leave only footsteps.

To keep the woodland as natural as possible we don’t label individual trees and we ask that visitors do not place their own plaques, labels, flowers, etc in the woodland. Each tree we plant should be seen as part of a natural woodland.

Before visiting this woodland, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page, which gives you helpful tips about your tree and visitor guidance.

Dedicate a tree to be planted in Oxfordshire or elsewhere in the UK.