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Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Cherwell Getting here
51.89958, -1.23966
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tufted Vetch, Large-leaved Lime, Oxeye Daisy +179 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Large-leaved Lime, Oxeye Daisy +179 more · last seen 2018
Free
Plants — Elder, White Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet +20 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Orange-tip, Brimstone +39 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Orange-tip, Brimstone +39 more · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Bicester West Health Route Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local 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 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref BR1 Local cycle route
Show on map BR22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
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Show on map BR21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,756 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Skylark · Wren · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Woodpigeon +37
Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel +5
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Black Clock · Pterostichus melanarius · Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle +1
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2020 Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2020 Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2020 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2020 Nebria brevicollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Skylark · Wren · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Woodpigeon +37
Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel +5
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Black Clock · Pterostichus melanarius · Abax parallelepipedus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle +1
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2020 Pterostichus melanarius Pterostichus melanarius2020 Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2020 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2020 Nebria brevicollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Myotis Bat species Myotis
Myotis Bat species Myotis
Otter Lutra lutra2023
Otter Lutra lutra2023
Badger Meles meles2022
Badger Meles meles2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Nebria brevicollis2020
Nebria brevicollis2020
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