The Grove - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.74770, -1.28322
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 136m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 136m away — 20 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hinksey Heights Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
North Hinksey Causewaypublic footpath · 22 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface woodPath type: path
North Hinksey Causewaypublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface woodPath type: path
Bridge of Deathpublic footpath · 16 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface woodPath type: path
133 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 8aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Willow Walkbridleway · 15 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Willow Walkbridleway · 24 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Willow Walkbridleway · 336 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 336 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Willow Walkbridleway · 23 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mPath type: cycleway
Willow Walkbridleway · 18 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
44,421 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
44,421 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Badger · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects18 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Spring HarbingerTortricodes alternella
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,421 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Badger · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects18 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Spring HarbingerTortricodes alternella
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
March TubicDiurnea fagellaMarch TubicDiurnea fagellaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisDrinkerEuthrix potatoriaDrinkerEuthrix potatoriaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaSmall QuakerOrthosia crudaSmall QuakerOrthosia crudaLead-coloured DrabOrthosia populetiLead-coloured DrabOrthosia populetiEarly GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaChestnutConistra vacciniiChestnutConistra vacciniiHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaSpring UsherAgriopis leucophaeariaSpring UsherAgriopis leucophaeariaCommon Fern MothPsychoides filicivoraCommon Fern MothPsychoides filicivoraEvents & activities nearby
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