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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 267 ha
Getting here
51.85975, -1.49379
Open directionsv Cornbury Park is an estate near Charlbury, Oxfordshire. It comprises about 5,000 acres (2,000 ha), mostly farmland and woods, including a remnant of the Wychwood Forest, and was the original venue for the Cornbury Music Festival and later the Wilderness Festival.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade I listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +39 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CORNBURY HOUSE; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +39 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 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 Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Patch Riding public footpath · 3.3 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3.3 km Path type: footway
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 756 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 756 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 449 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 449 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,122 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,122 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +28
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Barn Owl Tyto alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Non-biting midges · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum · Sigara (Subsigara) falleni +44
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum2025 Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,122 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +28
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Barn Owl Tyto alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Non-biting midges · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum · Sigara (Subsigara) falleni +44
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum Sigara (Subsigara) fossarum2025 Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pondskater
Common Pondskater
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata2025
Cymatia coleoptrata Cymatia coleoptrata2025
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata2025
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Leptocerus tineiformis Leptocerus tineiformis2025
Leptocerus tineiformis Leptocerus tineiformis2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Pondweed Bug Mesovelia furcata2025
Pondweed Bug Mesovelia furcata2025
Toothed Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster2025
Toothed Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) odontogaster2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Athous bicolor Athous bicolor2025
Athous bicolor Athous bicolor2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025
Plea minutissima Plea minutissima2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2025
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae2025
Micronecta (Dichaetonecta) scholtzi Micronecta (Dichaetonecta) scholtzi2025
Micronecta (Dichaetonecta) scholtzi Micronecta (Dichaetonecta) scholtzi2025
Ephemera vulgata Ephemera vulgata2025
Ephemera vulgata Ephemera vulgata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025 