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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Cherwell Getting here
51.90123, -1.19113
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Turkeytail, Cobalt Crust +9 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Turkeytail, Cobalt Crust +9 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Plants — Crab Apple, Common Chickweed, Elder +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Brown Hairstreak +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Brown Hairstreak +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Pyramidal Orchid, Spanish Bluebell +188 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Pyramidal Orchid, Spanish Bluebell +188 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bicester West Health Route Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map Langford Health Route Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map Bicester North East Health Route Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map 68 signed routes nearby
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NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,524 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Yellow-legged Gull · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Garganey +20
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,524 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Yellow-legged Gull · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Garganey +20
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Egretta garzetta garzetta Egretta garzetta garzetta2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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