Islip Roman villa, 300m east of Hillside Farm 6 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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51.81703, -1.22822
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.
Roman villa 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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Creeping Thistle, Poplar +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Creeping Thistle, Poplar +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Migrant Hawker, Cream-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Migrant Hawker, Cream-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 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 Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Islip-Horton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map A40 Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
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Blackthorn
Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Willowherb Epilobium
Willowherb Epilobium
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
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