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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.63998, -1.34455
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Raven, Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Marcham Jubilee Walks Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ock Valley River Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fyfield - Buckland Cycling route ▾
Didcot to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Harwell Campus Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Abingdon to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Wootton-Fyfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
8,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Raven · Barn Owl · Blackbird · Hobby +35
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Harvest Mouse · Brown Hare · Otter · Stoat +2
Badger Meles meles Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Otter Lutra lutra Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 7-spot Ladybird · Scarlet Tiger · Cinnabar · Harlequin Ladybird · Empis livida +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Empis livida Empis livida Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Marble Celypha lacunana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Raven · Barn Owl · Blackbird · Hobby +35
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Harvest Mouse · Brown Hare · Otter · Stoat +2
Badger Meles meles Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Otter Lutra lutra Stoat Mustela erminea subsp. erminea Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 7-spot Ladybird · Scarlet Tiger · Cinnabar · Harlequin Ladybird · Empis livida +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Empis livida Empis livida Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Marble Celypha lacunana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis
Platystoma seminationis Platystoma seminationis
Nemoura lacustris Nemoura lacustris
Nemoura lacustris Nemoura lacustris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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