Watchfield Anglo-Saxon cemetery 2 ha
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🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
51.61523, -1.64159
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Skylark 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Skylark 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Corn Bunting, Skylark, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Corn Bunting, Skylark, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Bird-cherry Ermine, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Riband Wave +111 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾ Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾ Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾ Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map White horse circular walk Walking route ▾ Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill) Walking route 6.4 km ▾ Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾ 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾ King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Photos
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▾ Westmill Energy Farm (3 of 7), Watchfield 28 July 2011
‹ › Photos Westmill Energy Farm (3 of 7), Watchfield 28 July 2011
‹ › Facilities 🅿️ Parking
Building 13 · Free · 231m
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Otter Lutra lutra
Otter Lutra lutra Dark Arches
Dark Arches
Apamea monoglypha
Apamea monoglypha
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella
Peppered Moth Biston betularia
Peppered Moth Biston betularia
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens
Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis
Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.
European Corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis
European Corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Heart & Club Agrotis clavis
Heart & Club Agrotis clavis
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella
Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica
Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Coronet Craniophora ligustri
Coronet Craniophora ligustri
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Flame Axylia putris
Flame Axylia putris
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Leopard Moth Zeuzera pyrina
Leopard Moth Zeuzera pyrina
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea
Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria
White-point Mythimna albipuncta
White-point Mythimna albipuncta
Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea
Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea
Puss Moth Cerura vinula
Puss Moth Cerura vinula
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula
Shears Hada plebeja
Shears Hada plebeja
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata
Brassica Whitefly Aleyrodes proletella
Brassica Whitefly Aleyrodes proletella
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Wax Moth Galleria mellonella
Wax Moth Galleria mellonella
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula
Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata
Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis
Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera
Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera
Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana
Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana
Bulrush Veneer Calamotropha paludella
Bulrush Veneer Calamotropha paludella
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana
Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Garden Tiger Arctia caja
Garden Tiger Arctia caja
Brown Scallop Philereme vetulata
Brown Scallop Philereme vetulata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri
Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata
Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri
Thistle Ermine Myelois circumvoluta
Thistle Ermine Myelois circumvoluta
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana
Poplar Grey Subacronicta megacephala
Poplar Grey Subacronicta megacephala
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
Ling Pug Eupithecia absinthiata
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota
Plain Golden Y Autographa jota
May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata
May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata
Barred Yellow Cidaria fulvata
Barred Yellow Cidaria fulvata
Snout Hypena proboscidalis
Snout Hypena proboscidalis
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata
Sycamore Acronicta aceris
Sycamore Acronicta aceris
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana
Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella
Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Rustic Shoulder-knot Apamea sordens
Rustic Shoulder-knot Apamea sordens
Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis
Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis
Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum
Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum
Orange Footman Eilema sororcula
Orange Footman Eilema sororcula
Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata
Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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