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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
51.75595, -1.74433
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Linnet and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom 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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Linnet, Chaffinch, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Linnet, Chaffinch, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +33 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia +48 more · last seen 2018
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Agonimia tristicula, Myriolecis albescens, Variospora aurantia +5 more · last seen 2011
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Akeman Streetbridleway · 318 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 318 mPath type: bridleway
Photos
20 photos from nearby open sources
Path heading into Coln Lane Ground
Photos
Path heading into Coln Lane Ground
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Aphantopus hyperantus2023
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2012
Flat-brocade MossPlatygyrium repens2012Flat-brocade MossPlatygyrium repens2012Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2012Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2012Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2012Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2012Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2012Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2012Ephemerum serratumEphemerum serratum2012Ephemerum serratumEphemerum serratum2012Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2012Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2012Crisped PincushionUlota crispa2012Crisped PincushionUlota crispa2012Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2012Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2012Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2012Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2012Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2012Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2012Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2012Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2012Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2012Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2012Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2012Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2012River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2012River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2012Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2012Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2012Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2012Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2012Twist-tip Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium schleicheri2012Twist-tip Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium schleicheri2012Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2012Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2012Silver-mossBryum argenteum2012Silver-mossBryum argenteum2012Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2012Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2012Common PottiaTortula truncata2012Common PottiaTortula truncata2012Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2012Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2012Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2012Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2012Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2012Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2012Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2012Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2012Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2012Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2012Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2012Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2012Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2012Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2012Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2012Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2012Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2012Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2012Crisp Beardless-mossWeissia longifolia2012Crisp Beardless-mossWeissia longifolia2012Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2012Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2012Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2012Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2012White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2012White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2012Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2012Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2012Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2012Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2012RedshankCeratodon purpureus2012RedshankCeratodon purpureus2012Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2012Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2012Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2012Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2012Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2012Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2012Strap-leaved Earth-mossEphemerum recurvifolium2012Strap-leaved Earth-mossEphemerum recurvifolium2012Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2012Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2012Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2012Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2012Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2012Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2012Events & activities nearby
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