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Getting here
52.33182, -1.20387
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Swift, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Comma +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Lords-and-Ladies, Blackthorn +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route785 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 785 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +29
- SwiftApus apus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis · Cheilosia illustrata · Lily Beetle +1
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- EristalisEristalis
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2021
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Wood Avens · Rough Chervil · Cow Parsley · Spear-leaved Orache · Common Figwort +105
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
- Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +29
- SwiftApus apus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis · Cheilosia illustrata · Lily Beetle +1
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- EristalisEristalis
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2021
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Wood Avens · Rough Chervil · Cow Parsley · Spear-leaved Orache · Common Figwort +105
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
- Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2024
2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2024Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2024Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2024Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2024Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2024Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2024Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2024Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Winter-CressBarbarea2024Winter-CressBarbarea2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024ElmUlmus2024ElmUlmus2024White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024HemlockConium maculatum2024HemlockConium maculatum2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2024SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024Urtica membranaceaUrtica membranacea2024Urtica membranaceaUrtica membranacea2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Common Michaelmas-DaisySymphyotrichum novi-belgii x lanceolatum = S. x salignum2024Common Michaelmas-DaisySymphyotrichum novi-belgii x lanceolatum = S. x salignum2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024