Grim's Ditch; portion from Mongewell Park Lodge to S of Nuffield church 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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51.58245, -1.07388
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Corn Bunting, Great Tit +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Corn Bunting, Great Tit +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosa vosagiaca x canina, Upright Brome, Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra +34 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Rosa vosagiaca x canina, Upright Brome, Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra +34 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grim's Ditch public footpath · 602 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 602 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Grim's Ditch public footpath · 1.6 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.6 km Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Grim's Ditch public footpath · 904 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 904 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 131 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 131 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 895 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 895 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 121 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 121 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 344 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 344 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Grim's Ditch bridleway · 2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2 km Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Grim's Ditch between Mongewell and Nuffield 18
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Wildlife to spot
5,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,760 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Corn Bunting · Great Tit · Lesser Whitethroat · Jay +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Great Tit Parus major2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum +21
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2022 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2020 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum 🌿 Plants 37 species
winter spring summer
2021 ▾
Rosa vosagiaca x canina · Upright Brome · Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra · Wood Anemone · White Campion +32
Rosa vosagiaca x canina Rosa vosagiaca x canina Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa White Campion Silene latifolia2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,760 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Corn Bunting · Great Tit · Lesser Whitethroat · Jay +32
Blackbird Turdus merula Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Great Tit Parus major2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2021 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum +21
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2022 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2022 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2020 Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum 🌿 Plants 37 species
winter spring summer
2021 ▾
Rosa vosagiaca x canina · Upright Brome · Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra · Wood Anemone · White Campion +32
Rosa vosagiaca x canina Rosa vosagiaca x canina Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra Viola hirta x odorata = V. x scabra Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa White Campion Silene latifolia2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Bibio hortulanus Bibio hortulanus
Bibio hortulanus Bibio hortulanus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2024
Zonal Sawfly Tenthredo zona2024
Zonal Sawfly Tenthredo zona2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2022
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2022
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2021
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2021
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2021
Bumblebee Bombus2020
Bumblebee Bombus2020
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2020
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2020
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2020
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2020 Red Campion
Red Campion
Silene dioica2020
Silene dioica2020
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2020
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2020
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2020
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2020
Wood Millet Milium effusum2020
Wood Millet Milium effusum2020
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2020
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2020
Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa
Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa Rosa micrantha x rubiginosa
Rosa squarrosa Rosa squarrosa
Rosa squarrosa Rosa squarrosa
Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae' Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'
Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae' Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos
Rosa tomentosa x canina = R. x scabriuscula Rosa tomentosa x canina = R. x scabriuscula
Rosa tomentosa x canina = R. x scabriuscula Rosa tomentosa x canina = R. x scabriuscula
Harsh Downy-rose Rosa tomentosa
Harsh Downy-rose Rosa tomentosa
Rosa corymbifera Rosa corymbifera
Rosa corymbifera Rosa corymbifera
Small-flowered Sweet-briar Rosa micrantha
Small-flowered Sweet-briar Rosa micrantha
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa angustifolia2020
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa angustifolia2020
Barberry Berberis vulgaris2020
Barberry Berberis vulgaris2020
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii2020
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii2020
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2020
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis2020
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2020
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2020
Blunt-fruited Pottia Tortula caucasica2020
Blunt-fruited Pottia Tortula caucasica2020
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2020
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2020
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2020
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2020
Smallest Pottia Microbryum davallianum2020
Smallest Pottia Microbryum davallianum2020
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2020
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2020
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale2020
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale2020
Upright Pottia Microbryum rectum2020
Upright Pottia Microbryum rectum2020
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2020
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2020
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2020
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2020
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2020
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2020
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2020
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2020
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2020
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