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🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.76224, -1.20847
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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 Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Courtside at Bury Knowle — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Courtside at Bury Knowle — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: footway
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 332 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 332 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 216 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 216 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
137 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
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Stoke Placebyway open to all traffic · 149 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 149 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Photos
Benches in Bury Knowle Park, Headington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
30,916 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,916 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens +52
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Speckled Bush-cricket
English Rock-bristle
- English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,916 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens +52
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Speckled Bush-cricket
English Rock-bristle
- English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciRhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025EumerusEumerus2025EumerusEumerus2025Silis ruficollisSilis ruficollis2025Silis ruficollisSilis ruficollis2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Events & activities nearby
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