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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.89101, -1.49427
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Cotswold Line Cycle Route 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Cotswold Line Cycle Route 🐕 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Glow-worm, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Glow-worm, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cotswold Line Cycle Route
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map 36 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
Show on map Photos Spelsbury, All Saints Church: c15th tower partially rebuilt in 1706
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Wildlife to spot
4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock +22
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Merlin Falco columbarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Green Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Hawthorn Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,543 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock +22
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Merlin Falco columbarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Green Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Hawthorn Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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