Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.74021, -1.25695
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺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
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Jacob's Ladderpublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: steps
The Devil's Backbonepublic footpath · 86 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
The Devil's Backbonepublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface woodPath type: cycleway
126 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route▾
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
70,647 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
70,647 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Muntjac · Badger · Hedgehog
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Epistrophe eligans +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
- Syrphus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
70,647 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Muntjac · Badger · Hedgehog
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Epistrophe eligans +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
- Syrphus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisRose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephalaCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusHairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidusHairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidusIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2025Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2025Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2025Events & activities nearby
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