Brize's Lodge bowl barrow, 400m east of Gospel Oak 0 ha
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51.83911, -1.50992
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bombadier Beetle +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bombadier Beetle +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +1 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +1 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 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 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 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 524 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 524 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Leafield Road, looking east
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Wildlife to spot
12,245 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,245 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Blackbird · Robin +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Barn Owl Tyto alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swift Apus apus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bombadier Beetle · Plea minutissima · Common Blue Damselfly +6
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,245 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Blackbird · Robin +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Barn Owl Tyto alba Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swift Apus apus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bombadier Beetle · Plea minutissima · Common Blue Damselfly +6
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2025
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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