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Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.90944, -1.50826
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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 ✦ 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Raven, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Raven, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Meadow Clary, Early-purple Orchid +14 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Meadow Clary, Early-purple Orchid +14 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle, Smooth Hawk's-beard
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 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 Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 430 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 430 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 210 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 210 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface grass
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
5,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,197 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hawfinch · Skylark · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Corn Bunting +39
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Quail Coturnix coturnix2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meadow Clary
Meadow Clary Salvia pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,197 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hawfinch · Skylark · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Corn Bunting +39
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Quail Coturnix coturnix2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meadow Clary
Meadow Clary Salvia pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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