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Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.87862, -1.52480
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Wren, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Wren, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Tachina fera, Small White +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Tachina fera, Small White +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Clover, Lateral Cryphaea, Spear Thistle +279 more · last seen 2022; Plants — White Clover, Lateral Cryphaea, Spear Thistle +279 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +31 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional 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 Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 756 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 756 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 449 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 449 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 430 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 430 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,981 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,981 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Lapwing · Woodpigeon +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger · Brown Hare · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2021 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tachina fera · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle +18
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022 Tachina fera Tachina fera2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022 Athous haemorrhoidalis Lateral Cryphaea · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Creeping Thistle · Silver-moss +54
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2021 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,981 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Lapwing · Woodpigeon +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger · Brown Hare · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2021 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tachina fera · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle +18
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022 Tachina fera Tachina fera2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022 Athous haemorrhoidalis Lateral Cryphaea · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Creeping Thistle · Silver-moss +54
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2021 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Athous haemorrhoidalis2022
Athous haemorrhoidalis2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2023
Green Drake Ephemera danica2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2022
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2022
Empis livida Empis livida2022
Empis livida Empis livida2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2022
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2022
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2022 Common Pincushion
Common Pincushion
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Dicranoweisia cirrata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2021
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2021
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2021
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Many-fruited Leskea Leskea polycarpa
Many-fruited Leskea Leskea polycarpa
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Common Couch Elymus repens2021
Common Couch Elymus repens2021
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2021
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2021
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2021
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2021
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2021
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2021
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2021
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2021
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2021
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2021
Osier Salix viminalis2021
Osier Salix viminalis2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
White Campion Silene latifolia2021
White Campion Silene latifolia2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2021
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2021
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris2021
Greater Plantain Plantago major2021
Greater Plantain Plantago major2021
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2021
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2021
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2021
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa2021
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2021
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2021
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2021
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2021
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2021
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2021
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2021
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica2021
Water Chickweed Stellaria aquatica2021
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2021
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2021
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2021
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2021
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2021
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2021
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2021
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2021
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2021
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2021
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2021
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2021
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2021
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2021
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2021
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2021
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2021
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2021
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2021
Meadow Brome Bromus racemosus subsp. commutatus2021
Meadow Brome Bromus racemosus subsp. commutatus2021