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Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.51746, -1.09148
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +116 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths 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 The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional 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 Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hidden Valley, Basildon Park Walking route 4 km ▾
A route throught our secluded valley, down the carriage drive and up the old drive to the mansion. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cold Harbour bridleway · 233 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 233 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Blackbird's Bottom bridleway · 202 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 202 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Blackbird's Bottom bridleway · 508 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 508 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Bridleway to Bottom Farm at Blackbird's Bottom
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Wildlife to spot
35,208 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,208 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Chiffchaff +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Meadow Brown · Large White · Banded Demoiselle · Small Heath +38
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,208 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Chiffchaff +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Meadow Brown · Large White · Banded Demoiselle · Small Heath +38
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rose Chafer
Rose Chafer
Cetonia aurata2025
Cetonia aurata2025
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Isomira murina Isomira murina2025
Isomira murina Isomira murina2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2025
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2025
Bastard-toadflax Bug Canthophorus impressus2025
Bastard-toadflax Bug Canthophorus impressus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis2025
Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis2025
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis2025
Turrutus socialis Turrutus socialis2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans2025
Trachyphloeus alternans Trachyphloeus alternans2025
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola2025
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola2025
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2025
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
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