POLICE were today searching woodland as they continued to investigate an unexplained death in Oxford.

Officers were called to the woodland off Jackdaw Lane at 4.23pm yesterday where a man, believed to be in his forties, was found dead.

The scene is still cordoned off while detectives work to try to establish the cause of death.

A police spokesman said: "A post-mortem examination is due to take place later today which will confirm whether there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death."