Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.73619, -1.22540
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Flo Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Flo Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Parent Bug +175 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
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Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
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Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
123 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Pedestrian entrance to Florence Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
61,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
61,652 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Magpie +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac · Water Vole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +38
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
61,652 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Magpie +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac · Water Vole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +38
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalarePhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventa22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrinaAgallia consobrinaPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeusRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusEristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornisCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Idiocerus lituratusIdiocerus lituratus2025Idiocerus lituratusIdiocerus lituratus2025Events & activities nearby
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