🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.74028, -1.25688
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Kelpie — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Kelpie — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +128 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 26 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 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Jacob's Ladder public footpath · 14 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 14 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map The Devil's Backbone public footpath · 86 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 86 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Saunders' Bridge public footpath · 20 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 20 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 126 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
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Photos Hinksey Park - Open Air Swimming Pool
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Wildlife to spot
70,682 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 70,682 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Blackbird +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Muntjac · Badger · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Epistrophe eligans +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Syrphus Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 70,682 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Blackbird +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Muntjac · Badger · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Epistrophe eligans +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Syrphus Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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