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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.56863, -1.36905
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage/Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Coldharbour Road bridleway · 120 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 120 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map Coldharbour Road bridleway · 901 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 901 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map Coldharbour Road bridleway · 464 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 464 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map Coldharbour Road bridleway · 71 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 71 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Coldharbour Road bridleway · 233 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 233 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Photos Towards Corsica Pine Wood
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Wildlife to spot
7,332 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,332 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Common Gull Larus canus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Swallow Hirundo rustica Hobby Falco subbuteo Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Quail Coturnix coturnix Whitethroat Curruca communis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Platycheirus scutatus · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +30
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,332 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jay Garrulus glandarius Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Common Gull Larus canus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Swallow Hirundo rustica Hobby Falco subbuteo Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Quail Coturnix coturnix Whitethroat Curruca communis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Platycheirus scutatus · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +30
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
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