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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
51.67864, -1.11787
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle +139 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Least Duckweed, Burnet-saxifrage, Jacobaea +244 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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 routeRef E2International walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Garsington-GreatMiltonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
BlackbirdLeys-GarsingtonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
Wheatley-GreatMiltonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Old buildings at Ascott Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,335 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Pheasant +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- CootFulica atra2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- RavenCorvus corax2019
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Polecat-Ferret
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +19
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2021
Burnet-saxifrage · Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii · Snowdrop · Knotgrass · White Clover +27
- Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
- Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
- White CloverTrifolium repens2019
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,335 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Pheasant +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- Great TitParus major2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- CootFulica atra2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- RavenCorvus corax2019
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Polecat-Ferret
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +19
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2021
Burnet-saxifrage · Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii · Snowdrop · Knotgrass · White Clover +27
- Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
- Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
- White CloverTrifolium repens2019
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela furo x putorius2021
Mustela furo x putorius2021
stonefliesPlecopterastonefliesPlecopteraWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2023Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalisAphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis2022Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalisAphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis2022Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2019Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae20192019
2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2019Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2019Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2019AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2019Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2019Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2019Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Events & activities nearby
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