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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.67349, -1.27251
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking 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 route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Abingdon Weir public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Wootton-Kennington Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Didcot to Culham Science Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
87,455 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 87,455 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Hedgehog · Muntjac · Indian Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 16-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 87,455 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Hedgehog · Muntjac · Indian Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 16-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Pellitory Beauty Cosmopterix pulchrimella
Pellitory Beauty Cosmopterix pulchrimella 