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Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.90091, -1.50396
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Forked Veilwort +41 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Forked Veilwort +41 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle, Great Scented Liverwort +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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 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 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 FP 358/25/10 public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Path type: track
Show on map FP 358/25/10 public footpath · 198 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 198 m Path type: footway
Show on map 32 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 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 430 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 430 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,404 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,404 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Skylark · Hawfinch · Robin · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Natterer's Bat · Muntjac
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Meadow Clary · Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Red Dead-nettle · Cowslip +1
Meadow Clary Salvia pratensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023 Dandelion Taraxacum2023 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2023 Cowslip Primula veris2023 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,404 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Skylark · Hawfinch · Robin · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Natterer's Bat · Muntjac
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Meadow Clary · Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Red Dead-nettle · Cowslip +1
Meadow Clary Salvia pratensis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023 Dandelion Taraxacum2023 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2023 Cowslip Primula veris2023 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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