Grove Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.66658, -1.57773
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional 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 The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill) Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ancient History & Agriculture Walk (Formerly the Orange Walk) Walking route 5.6 km ▾
An undulating circular walk following farm tracks and footpaths across fields with an ascent through woodland. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Fyfield - Buckland Cycling route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath around Grove Lodge with its rocket
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
11,715 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,715 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Dunnock +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Barn Owl Tyto alba Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Snipe Gallinago gallinago House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rabbit · Badger · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +18
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,715 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Dunnock +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Barn Owl Tyto alba Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Snipe Gallinago gallinago House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rabbit · Badger · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +18
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025 