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Banbury Golf Club

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Greater Plantain, Common Nettle +57 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Greater Plantain, Common Nettle +57 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Dandelion +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Migrant Hawker, Green Nettle Weevil +2 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Migrant Hawker, Green Nettle Weevil +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Adderbury Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route374 m

Named routeRef 5Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route917 m

Named routeRef 5Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route131 m

Named routeRef 5Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route16 m

Named routeRef 5Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,226 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,226 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Yellow-legged Gull · Siskin +58

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PochardAythya ferina
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
TealAnas crecca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,226 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Yellow-legged Gull · Siskin +58

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PochardAythya ferina
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
TealAnas crecca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwiftApus apus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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