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Grimsbury Woodland Reserve

3 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.08017, -1.32827

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Violet, Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Dandelion +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Gorse Weevil, Box Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gorse Weevil, Box Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route

Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 5Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route374 m

Named routeRef 5Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route917 m

Named routeRef 5Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route16 m

Named routeRef 5Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route267 m

Named routeRef 5Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

37,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2026

Gorse Weevil · Box Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Non-biting midges · Trichocera +4

Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
TrichoceraTrichocera
Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

🌿

Plants20 species

winterspring

2026

Sweet Violet · Red Dead-nettle · Common Chickweed · Hairy Bitter-cress · Snowdrop +15

Sweet VioletViola odorata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
daffodilsNarcissus
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
DaisyBellis perennis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
DandelionTaraxacum
GorseUlex europaeus
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,309 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blue Tit +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2026

Gorse Weevil · Box Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Non-biting midges · Trichocera +4

Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
TrichoceraTrichocera
Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

🌿

Plants20 species

winterspring

2026

Sweet Violet · Red Dead-nettle · Common Chickweed · Hairy Bitter-cress · Snowdrop +15

Sweet VioletViola odorata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
daffodilsNarcissus
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
DaisyBellis perennis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
DandelionTaraxacum
GorseUlex europaeus
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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