Iron Age settlement centring 500m SW of Black Bourton 29 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 29 ha
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.72937, -1.59934
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Sorrel, Meadow Crane's-bill +160 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Sorrel, Meadow Crane's-bill +160 more · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Chickweed, Smooth Hawk's-beard +17 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Thames River Walk, Buscot Walking route 7.7 km ▾
Named route Length 7.7 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos The B4020 heading into Black Bourton
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Wildlife to spot
4,331 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,331 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Sitaris muralis · Cercopis vulnerata · Meadow Plant Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Green Nettle Weevil +3
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,331 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Water Rail Rallus aquaticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Sitaris muralis · Cercopis vulnerata · Meadow Plant Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Green Nettle Weevil +3
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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