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51.65755, -0.99443
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Dunnock 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Dunnock 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Dunnock, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Dunnock, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Beacon Hill, Juniper Bank and Aston Wood Walk, Central Chilterns Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Starting at Aston Rowant NNR with views of the Oxford Vale, this walk will take you through acres of chalk grassland & wild flowers. Juniper Bank & Aston Wood then offers the chance to spot flowers, butterflies, birds, deer & fungi.
Named route Length 7.2 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Shirburn (Oxon) All Saints Church
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Wildlife to spot
9,684 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,684 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Blackcap · Chaffinch +39
Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Shrew +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Closterotomus trivialis +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,684 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Blackcap · Chaffinch +39
Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Shrew +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Closterotomus trivialis +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Bombylius major2025
Bombylius major2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus2025
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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