Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
51.72150, -1.19653
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝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 Swift and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 275 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 275 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 28 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mPath type: service
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 160 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 160 mSurface dirtPath type: cycleway
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 11 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 362 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 362 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,279 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Swift · Magpie · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +27
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
🦌Mammals6 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Common Pipistrelle
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Annual Beard-grass · Ragweed · Cornflower · Corn Marigold +4
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis2024
- RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia2023
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2023
- Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,279 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Swift · Magpie · Robin · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +27
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
🦌Mammals6 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Common Pipistrelle
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
7-spot Ladybird · Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Annual Beard-grass · Ragweed · Cornflower · Corn Marigold +4
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis2024
- RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia2023
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2023
- Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostrisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2024Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2024Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2023Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2023Austrian Chamomile
Austrian Chamomile
Cota austriaca2023
Cota austriaca2023
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2023Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum2023Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022Events & activities nearby
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