Broadleaved woodland near Marston
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.77588, -1.24811
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 487m away — 2 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 487m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
151 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National 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
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The River Cherwell from Marston Ferry Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
17,701 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,701 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Epistrophe eligans +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Wall Screw-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Marble Screw-moss
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,701 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Epistrophe eligans +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Wall Screw-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Marble Screw-moss
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus
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