Battle of Chalgrove Field
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.67573, -1.06799
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Meadowsweet, Hazel +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Hop +215 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ivy, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Hop +215 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 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 Chiltern Escarpment and Woodland Walk, Central Chilterns Walking route 18.1 km ▾
A challenging circular exploring the chalk escarpment with views of the surrounding valley. Start at Watlington Hill, head up & down the valleys navigating local woodland, farmland & picturesque villages. Spot Red Kites & the White Mark. Gates & mud.
Named route Length 18.1 km Duration 05:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map A long walk in the Chilterns, Central Chilterns Walking route 25.6 km ▾
This 16-mile challenging circular drops down & along the Chilterns Escarpment & climbs back into the hills. Visit pretty hamlets & the Stonor & Wormsley estates. Enjoy much remote, unspoiled countryside &woodland. Steep gradients, several stiles.
Named route Length 25.6 km Duration 06:30-08:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 155/17/20 public footpath · 798 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 798 m Path type: track
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Garsington-GreatMilton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Wheatley-GreatMilton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
3,472 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,472 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Wren +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Swift Apus apus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2020 Coot Fulica atra2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Rock Dove Columba livia2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Otter Lutra lutra Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021 Red Admiral · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +17
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Small Pondweed · Shining Crane's-bill · Rubus conjungens · Sneezewort · Round-fruited Rush
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2020 Rubus conjungens Rubus conjungens2019 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2019 Round-fruited Rush Juncus compressus2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,472 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Wren +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Swift Apus apus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2020 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2020 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2020 Coot Fulica atra2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Magpie Pica pica2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Rock Dove Columba livia2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Otter Lutra lutra Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2021 Red Admiral · Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +17
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Small Pondweed · Shining Crane's-bill · Rubus conjungens · Sneezewort · Round-fruited Rush
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2020 Rubus conjungens Rubus conjungens2019 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2019 Round-fruited Rush Juncus compressus2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2021
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2021
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2021
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2021
grasshoppers and crickets Orthoptera2021
grasshoppers and crickets Orthoptera2021
Hoverfly Syrphidae2021
Hoverfly Syrphidae2021
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2019
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2019
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
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