Headington Hill Park 19 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75437, -1.23388
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Marston Road Car Park (Temporary) 36m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Marston Road Car Park (Temporary) 36m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +137 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +137 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sandpit Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Northwood Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 27 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 27 m Surface sand Path type: footway
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 234 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 234 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Kings Mill Lane public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
50,816 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Canada Goose +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Saucer Bug +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Pea-leaf Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,816 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Canada Goose +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Saucer Bug +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Pea-leaf Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona lineatus
Sitona lineatus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
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