Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.74756, -1.29201
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 450m away — 4 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 450m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Moorhen, Greylag Goose, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Greylag Goose, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +292 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +292 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Fountain Apple-moss, Thick-nerved Apple-moss +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Fountain Apple-moss, Thick-nerved Apple-moss +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Botley Health Routes - Blue
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hinksey Heights Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Willow Walk bridleway · 15 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Willow Walk bridleway · 24 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Willow Walk bridleway · 336 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 336 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Willow Walk bridleway · 23 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 23 m Path type: cycleway
Show on map Willow Walk bridleway · 18 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 18 m Surface paved Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
39,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,621 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +35
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Quaker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spring Harbinger · Eristalis pertinax +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,621 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +35
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Quaker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spring Harbinger · Eristalis pertinax +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Common Fern Moth Psychoides filicivora
Common Fern Moth Psychoides filicivora
Eupteryx vittata Eupteryx vittata2025
Eupteryx vittata Eupteryx vittata2025
Populicerus confusus Populicerus confusus2025
Populicerus confusus Populicerus confusus2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Synophropsis lauri Synophropsis lauri2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 