Deserted village of Hampton Gay 5 ha
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51.84453, -1.29572
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Glow-worm +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Glow-worm +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Canal Road public footpath · 41 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 41 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Islip-Horton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Blenheim Community Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cutteslowe-Islip Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Ruined Manor House in Hampton Gay
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Wildlife to spot
8,809 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +50
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Whitethroat Curruca communis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bat · Roe Deer · Shrew
Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Shrew Soricidae 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dock Bug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Limnephilidae +24
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Limnephilidae Limnephilidae Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Roesel's Bush-cricket Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +50
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Whitethroat Curruca communis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bat · Roe Deer · Shrew
Bat Chiroptera Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Shrew Soricidae 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Dock Bug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Limnephilidae +24
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Limnephilidae Limnephilidae Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Roesel's Bush-cricket Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Pocota personata Pocota personata
Pocota personata Pocota personata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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