Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.78886, -1.58107
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐾Grand Tour Tent;Diddly Squat Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐾Grand Tour Tent;Diddly Squat Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Swift, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +192 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Spear Thistle, Dandelion +199 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km▾
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
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
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route274 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 274 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Farmhouse at Asthall Barrow Farm, Burford Road
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Swallow +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse · Badger · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- OtterLutra lutra2022
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Small White · Harlequin Ladybird · Small Tortoiseshell · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +39
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
Silky Wall Feather-moss
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Swallow +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse · Badger · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- OtterLutra lutra2022
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Small White · Harlequin Ladybird · Small Tortoiseshell · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +39
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
Silky Wall Feather-moss
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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