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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.58660, -1.57660
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Meadow Brown, Marbled White +138 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Meadow Brown, Marbled White +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Variable Forklet-moss · last seen 2021; Plants — Variable Forklet-moss · last seen 2021
Free
Named hiking route nearby: White horse circular walk
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +48
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Little Egret Egretta garzetta Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Maple Dot · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner · Dogwood Cutter · Apple Pygmy +24
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella Dogwood Cutter Antispila petryi Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,464 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +48
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Little Egret Egretta garzetta Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 29 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Maple Dot · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner · Dogwood Cutter · Apple Pygmy +24
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella Dogwood Cutter Antispila petryi Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella
Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Speckled Apple Dot Bohemannia pulverosella
Speckled Apple Dot Bohemannia pulverosella
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Sarcophaga dissimilis Sarcophaga dissimilis
Sarcophaga dissimilis Sarcophaga dissimilis
Sarcophaga nigriventris Sarcophaga nigriventris
Sarcophaga nigriventris Sarcophaga nigriventris
Blepharidopterus diaphanus Blepharidopterus diaphanus
Blepharidopterus diaphanus Blepharidopterus diaphanus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Silver Y Autographa gamma
Silver Y Autographa gamma
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Physatocheila confinis Physatocheila confinis
Physatocheila confinis Physatocheila confinis
Sainfoin Piercer Grapholita caecana2024
Sainfoin Piercer Grapholita caecana2024