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Children's Garden of Remembrance

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📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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51.79085, -1.27451

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

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

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Cycling

142 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

Wildlife to spot

39,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds45 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

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Insects7 species

spring

2026

Apion frumentarium · Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus torvus · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2

Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Culiseta annulata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,920 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Apion frumentarium · Scathophaga stercoraria · Syrphus torvus · Epistrophe eligans · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2

Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Culiseta annulata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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