Harcourt Wood for example comprises a semi natural broad leaved woodland. In the drier eastern part (partly outside but adjoining the parish boundary) the canopy is dominated by ash fraxinus excelsior .The sub canopy consists of a mixture of hawthorn crataegus monogyna, blackthorn prunus spinosa , hazel corylus avellana and elm ulmus procera. Shrubs such as holly ilex acquifolium and bramble rubus frutivcosus agg are common in openings and ivy hedera helix and dogs mercury mercurialis perennis are frequent in the ground layer.In the western side of the woodland and in parts of the valley bottom further to the east willows salix sp are dominant. White willow salix alba and crack willow salix fragilis are the dominant taller species with goat willow salix caprea abundant in the sub canopy and edge areas. Alder alnus glutinosa is occasional in this area (CRC, 1995).

Bagley Wood is generally outside the parish area but forms a long boundary with properties at Hinksey Hill, Badger Lane and Spring Copse. It is an ancient woodland having a number of characteristics that act as indicators for this designation. These comprise irregular boundary alignments that form the parish boundary, ditches and banks along the edges, a large number of mature hardwood trees and indicator flower species such as yellow archangel lamiasrtrum galeobdolon, wood anemone anemone nemorosa, lily of the valley convallaria majalis and bluebell hyacinthoides non-scripta. The wood extends for some distance outside the parish boundary on both sides of the A34 across to Oxford Road and as far as Bagley Wood Road in Kennington. Some areas contain deciduous and coniferous plantations.

Other woodlands are found in steeply sloped valleys through Limekiln Copse and Chilswell Valley. In each case the woodlands are predominantly deciduous comprising many mature oak and ash trees with an understorey of hazel. The ground flora is dominated by bluebell, dogs mercury and red campion.