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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.59796, -1.55259
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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +174 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +174 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +21 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map Ancient History & Agriculture Walk (Formerly the Orange Walk) Walking route 5.6 km ▾
An undulating circular walk following farm tracks and footpaths across fields with an ascent through woodland. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Upper Common Lane public footpath · 122 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 122 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Upper Common public footpath · 221 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 221 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos View south-west from field near Fawler Road, Uffington
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Wildlife to spot
5,567 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,567 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Chiffchaff +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Apple Pygmy · Pear Leaf Blister Moth · Norway Maple Leaf-miner · Three-spot Dot · Maple Dot +26
Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,567 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Chiffchaff +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Apple Pygmy · Pear Leaf Blister Moth · Norway Maple Leaf-miner · Three-spot Dot · Maple Dot +26
Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Apple Dot Bohemannia pulverosella
Speckled Apple Dot Bohemannia pulverosella
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella
Garden Stilt Gracillaria syringella
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella
Sarcophaga nigriventris Sarcophaga nigriventris
Sarcophaga nigriventris Sarcophaga nigriventris
Blepharidopterus diaphanus Blepharidopterus diaphanus
Blepharidopterus diaphanus Blepharidopterus diaphanus
Sarcophaga dissimilis Sarcophaga dissimilis
Sarcophaga dissimilis Sarcophaga dissimilis
Hypseloecus visci Hypseloecus visci
Hypseloecus visci Hypseloecus visci
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus Dicyphus (Dicyphus) pallidus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Silver Y Autographa gamma
Silver Y Autographa gamma
Physatocheila confinis Physatocheila confinis
Physatocheila confinis Physatocheila confinis
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2024
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis2024
Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2023
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2023
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2023
Grey Dagger Acronicta psi2023 