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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Dogs welcome 3 ha
Getting here
51.75541, -1.25649
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Weston Library Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Weston Library Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
Best for 10 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +51 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Free Grade I listed building: TRINITY COLLEGE, SOUTH RANGE; Historic site
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +51 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +84 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾ Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾ a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sandpit Walk Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Northwood Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bath Place public footpath · 27 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 27 m Surface unhewn_cobblestone Path type: service
Show on map St Helen's Passage public footpath · 64 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 64 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map St Helen's Passage public footpath · 2 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 2 m Surface unhewn_cobblestone Path type: footway
Show on map 140 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾ Named route Xcn
Show on map About this historic site Grade II registered historic park and garden
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Facilities ☕ Café
Weston Library Cafe · 105m
🅿️ Parking
Disabled · Paid · 118m
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
48,013 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 48,013 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter autumn
2026 Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen
+49 more species Hide species list All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Otter · Water Vole
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring autumn
2026 Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
+82 more species Hide species list All 87 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Marble Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,013 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter autumn
2026 Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen
+49 more species Hide species list All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Otter · Water Vole
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring autumn
2026 Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
+82 more species Hide species list All 87 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Marble Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema meridionale2025
Meconema meridionale2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis2025
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2025
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Stenidiocerus poecilus Stenidiocerus poecilus2025
Stenidiocerus poecilus Stenidiocerus poecilus2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2025
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
False Acacia Sawfly Euura tibialis2025
False Acacia Sawfly Euura tibialis2025
Didea Didea2025
Didea Didea2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Agallia consobrina Agallia consobrina2025
Agallia consobrina Agallia consobrina2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus2025
Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Errastunus ocellaris Errastunus ocellaris2025
Errastunus ocellaris Errastunus ocellaris2025
Eupteryx vittata Eupteryx vittata2025
Eupteryx vittata Eupteryx vittata2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2025
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2025
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
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