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Ilbury Camp hillfort

5 ha

📷 Dennis Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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51.97181, -1.36418

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Physocephala rufipes · last seen 2024; Insects — Physocephala rufipes · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Adderbury Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route419 m

Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route632 m

Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 5Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route354 m

Named routeRef 5Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route161 m

Named routeRef 5Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

4,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Red Kite · Wren · Buzzard · Carrion Crow +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Barn OwlTyto alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Red Kite · Wren · Buzzard · Carrion Crow +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Barn OwlTyto alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dennis Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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