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51.55174, -1.01991
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +180 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +180 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Violet Helleborine, Lateral Cryphaea, Dog's Mercury +74 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Violet Helleborine, Lateral Cryphaea, Dog's Mercury +74 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map Thornfields public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Path type: track
Show on map School Lane public footpath · 202 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 202 m Path type: residential
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cox's Lane restricted byway · 1.5 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.5 km Surface unpaved Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
13,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,776 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Wren · Jay +34
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Rabbit +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Squirrel Sciurus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Sphaerophoria · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax +41
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Heather · Lateral Cryphaea
Heather Calluna vulgaris Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,776 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Wren · Jay +34
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Rabbit +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Squirrel Sciurus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Sphaerophoria · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax +41
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Heather · Lateral Cryphaea
Heather Calluna vulgaris Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Uroleucon Uroleucon2024
Uroleucon Uroleucon2024
Empis livida Empis livida2024
Empis livida Empis livida2024
Myrmica Myrmica2024
Myrmica Myrmica2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2024
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha
Broadbar Clover Sawfly Tenthredo notha
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2023
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2023
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2023
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2023
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2023
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2023
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica2023
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2023
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca2023
Cantharis fusca Cantharis fusca2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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