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51.75644, -1.25412
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Weston Library Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Weston Library Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 11 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 Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sandpit Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Northwood Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lamb and Flag Passage public footpath · 76 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 76 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Lamb and Flag Passage public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Friars Entry public footpath · 128 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 128 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map 143 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 Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Muntjac · Badger
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Notiophilus biguttatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,338 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Muntjac · Badger
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Notiophilus biguttatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci