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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.58186, -1.38330
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Common Darter +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Common Darter +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National 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 Bitham Road public footpath · 2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2 km Path type: service
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage/Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
13,446 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Field Vole · Rabbit
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Common Darter · Sphaerophoria · 7-spot Ladybird +14
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Field Vole · Rabbit
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Common Darter · Sphaerophoria · 7-spot Ladybird +14
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025 