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St Thomas's Church

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Yellow Submarine — 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
☕Yellow Submarine — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

10 activities

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, Mallard, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km

Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Kidlington Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Boney's Bridgepublic footpath · 24 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Bulwarks Lanepublic footpath · 38 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mSurface settPath type: footway

Gibbs Crescentpublic footpath · 89 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

137 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Route 8aCycling route

Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route

Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Route 3aCycling route

Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route

Eaton - WoottonCycling route

Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

56,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

56,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Water Vole · Otter +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2025

Pond Terrapin · Grass Snake

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians4 species

autumn

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025

🐝

Insects71 species

autumn

2026

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +66

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Common Fern MothPsychoides filicivora
Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2025
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025
Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2025
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
Polydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalis2025
Sericoderus lateralisSericoderus lateralis2025
Sitona striatellusSitona striatellus2025
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2025
Stenidiocerus poecilusStenidiocerus poecilus2025
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Eupteryx vittataEupteryx vittata2025
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus2025
Synophropsis lauriSynophropsis lauri2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Trichochermes walkeriTrichochermes walkeri2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
False Acacia SawflyEuura tibialis2025
DideaDidea2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Old LadyMormo maura2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Marble Screw-moss

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

56,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Water Vole · Otter +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2025

Pond Terrapin · Grass Snake

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians4 species

autumn

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025

🐝

Insects71 species

autumn

2026

Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +66

Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Common Fern MothPsychoides filicivora
Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2025
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025
Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2025
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025
Polydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalis2025
Sericoderus lateralisSericoderus lateralis2025
Sitona striatellusSitona striatellus2025
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2025
Stenidiocerus poecilusStenidiocerus poecilus2025
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Eupteryx vittataEupteryx vittata2025
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus2025
Synophropsis lauriSynophropsis lauri2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Trichochermes walkeriTrichochermes walkeri2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
False Acacia SawflyEuura tibialis2025
DideaDidea2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Old LadyMormo maura2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Marble Screw-moss

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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