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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
51.71258, -1.15888
Open directionsv Garsington Manor, in the village of Garsington, near Oxford, England, is a country house, dating from the 17th century. Its fame derives principally from its owner in the early 20th century, the "legendary Ottoline Morrell, who held court from 1915 to 1924".
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade II* listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +87 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle, Brown Hare +15 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: MANOR HOUSE
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — December Moth, Black Rustic, Feathered Thorn +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 15 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 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Wheatley-Cowley Cycling route ▾
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Show on map 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
22,562 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,562 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Skylark · Blue Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 14 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Myotis Bat species · Noctule +9
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Badger Meles meles Myotis Bat species Myotis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker · Dark Bush-cricket
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,562 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Skylark · Blue Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 14 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Myotis Bat species · Noctule +9
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Badger Meles meles Myotis Bat species Myotis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker · Dark Bush-cricket
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Long-eared Bat species
Long-eared Bat species
Plecotus
Plecotus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Nyctalus Bat species Nyctalus
Nyctalus Bat species Nyctalus
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023
Otter Lutra lutra
Otter Lutra lutra
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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