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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.94521, -1.06687
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Carrion Crow
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Carrion Crow
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2021
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bicester North East Health RouteWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
BR10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR10Local cycle route
BR11Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR13Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
1,072 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,072 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Kestrel +44
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
- TealAnas crecca2018
- CootFulica atra2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White +20
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,072 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Kestrel +44
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
- TealAnas crecca2018
- CootFulica atra2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White +20
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorClifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2019Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2019Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2019Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2019Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018