Anglo-Saxon burial mound 450m north west of University Farm
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.75483, -1.53931
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Meadow Foxtail, Lords-and-Ladies +133 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Windrush PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 57Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Former chapel, University Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,188 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- PigeonColumba2019
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug +9
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Buttercup · Goat Willow · Bramble · Blackthorn +43
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,188 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- PigeonColumba2019
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug +9
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Buttercup · Goat Willow · Bramble · Blackthorn +43
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
HornetVespa crabro2024HornetVespa crabro2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2019Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019BurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSedgeCarexSedgeCarexUpright BromeBromopsis erectaUpright BromeBromopsis erectaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisMeadow-GrassPoaMeadow-GrassPoaWillowherbEpilobiumWillowherbEpilobiumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisGrape-hyacinthMuscari neglectumGrape-hyacinthMuscari neglectumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPinePinusPinePinusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaRoseRosaRoseRosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumFirAbiesFirAbiesVioletViolaVioletViolaLeyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandiiLeyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandiiBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCherryPrunusCherryPrunusEvents & activities nearby
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