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Deddington Castle

9 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.98044, -1.31411

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Oedemera lurida · last seen 2025; Insects — Oedemera lurida · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Adderbury Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Earls Lanepublic footpath · 54 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: service

Chapmans Lanepublic footpath · 121 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mPath type: residential

Chapmans Lanepublic footpath · 899 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 899 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 5Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route5 m

Named routeRef 5Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route419 m

Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route273 m

Named routeRef 5Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route632 m

Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Leadenporch Farmbridleway · 664 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 664 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

7,393 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,393 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2025

Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Pied Wagtail · Meadow Pipit +59

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SiskinSpinus spinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,393 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2025

Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Pied Wagtail · Meadow Pipit +59

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great TitParus major
Barn OwlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SiskinSpinus spinus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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