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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.78440, -1.51555
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km▾
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Windrush PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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The former Deer Park Medical Centre, 6 Edington Square, Witney, Oxon
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,450 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,450 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +38
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Muntjac · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle · Southern Hawker +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,450 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +38
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Muntjac · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle · Southern Hawker +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly
Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella zonaria2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2024Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2023Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2023Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Events & activities nearby
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