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Getting here
51.95195, -1.62524
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Rabbit, Roe Deer +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +115 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way; Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route84 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route84 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,444 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Rhamphus oxyacanthae
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Vinca major var. major · Lungwort · Shining Crane's-bill · Greater Knapweed +27
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Vinca major var. majorVinca major var. major
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,444 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Rhamphus oxyacanthae
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Vinca major var. major · Lungwort · Shining Crane's-bill · Greater Knapweed +27
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Vinca major var. majorVinca major var. major
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pedunculate Oak
Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur2024
Quercus robur2024
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