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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75633, -1.24714
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 ☕ Manor Road Café — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Manor Road Café — 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· Paid
🦉 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, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 57
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 6 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 St Helen's Passage public footpath · 20 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 20 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Bath Place public footpath · 27 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 27 m Surface unhewn_cobblestone Path type: service
Show on map St Helen's Passage public footpath · 64 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 64 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 Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
53,738 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,738 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Canada Goose +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,738 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Canada Goose +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Saucer Bug
Saucer Bug
Ilyocoris cimicoides
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 