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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.79210, -1.47912
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Edge Deli Ltd. — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Edge Deli Ltd. — 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🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Euophryum confine, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Euophryum confine, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, False Oat-grass, Creeping Buttercup +13 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, False Oat-grass, Creeping Buttercup +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Palladian Way Walking route 190 km ▾
The Old Goal, Buckingham to Pulteney Bridge, Bath
Named route Length 190 km Regional walking route
Show on map Windrush Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
18,079 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,079 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Euophryum confine · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle · Agonum marginatum +10
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025 Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio Agonum marginatum Agonum marginatum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,079 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Euophryum confine · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle · Agonum marginatum +10
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025 Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio Agonum marginatum Agonum marginatum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2025
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2025
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2025
Hairy Cellar Beetle Mycetaea subterranea2025
Hairy Cellar Beetle Mycetaea subterranea2025
Bradycellus harpalinus Bradycellus harpalinus2025
Bradycellus harpalinus Bradycellus harpalinus2025
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025