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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.71782, -1.19323
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Magpie, Woodpigeon +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 8 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 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map 118 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
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
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blackberry Lane bridleway · 160 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 160 m Surface dirt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Blackberry Lane bridleway · 25 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 25 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Blackberry Lane bridleway · 11 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 11 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Blackberry Lane bridleway · 15 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Blackberry Lane bridleway · 9 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 9 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Playground in Gillians Park
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Wildlife to spot
9,664 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,664 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Swift · Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Pied Wagtail +51
Swift Apus apus2023 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2022 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Badger Meles meles2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · 22-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +8
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bee Orchid
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,664 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Swift · Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Pied Wagtail +51
Swift Apus apus2023 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2022 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Badger Meles meles2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · 22-spot Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird +8
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bee Orchid
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Otter Lutra lutra2022
Otter Lutra lutra2022
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2022
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2024
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys2024
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida2023
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2022
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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