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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.59974, -1.44414
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 ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus torvus, Eristalis pertinax +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus torvus, Eristalis pertinax +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage/Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Memorial to Grove airfield
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Wildlife to spot
58,940 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 58,940 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +24
Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 58,940 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +24
Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes Eupeodes Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 