Dornford Grove - Woodland
15 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
51.88565, -1.35195
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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km▾
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route368 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 368 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route124 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 124 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route43 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Track and footpath to the Dornford farms
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Wildlife to spot
4,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +51
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Leucozona laternaria · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cercopis vulnerata · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket +6
- Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +51
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Leucozona laternaria · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cercopis vulnerata · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket +6
- Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautumOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisBombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitansBombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitansEvents & activities nearby
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