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Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.51556, -1.08232
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +93 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS 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 Woodland Walk, Basildon Park Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route goes through the woodland and across our landscape parkland. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hidden Valley, Basildon Park Walking route 4 km ▾
A route throught our secluded valley, down the carriage drive and up the old drive to the mansion. Potential for livestock on route.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route R5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R5 Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gashes Lane bridleway · 142 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 142 m Path type: track
Show on map Blackbird's Bottom bridleway · 202 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 202 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Blackbird's Bottom bridleway · 508 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 508 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Snowdrops and Stone Mushroom
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Wildlife to spot
28,531 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,531 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Rook +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Orchid Beetle · Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Isomira murina · Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle +25
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025 Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025 Isomira murina Isomira murina2025 Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis2025 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Isothecium myosuroides +1
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,531 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Rook +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
White-legged Damselfly · Orchid Beetle · Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Isomira murina · Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle +25
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2025 Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025 Isomira murina Isomira murina2025 Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle Hermaeophaga mercurialis2025 Silky Forklet-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Isothecium myosuroides +1
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola2025
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2025
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2025
Bastard-toadflax Bug Canthophorus impressus2025
Bastard-toadflax Bug Canthophorus impressus2025
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2025
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2023
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2023
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2023
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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