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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.57368, -0.98894
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 58m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 58m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cheilosia, 14-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cheilosia, 14-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Lion Meadow public footpath · 21 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 21 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 ▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Road bridleway · 254 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 254 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Bush's Lane restricted byway · 753 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 753 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Mill Road bridleway · 52 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 52 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
7,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,863 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +41
Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Cheilosia · Eupeodes corollae · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +14
Cheilosia Cheilosia Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Syrphus Syrphus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,863 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +41
Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Cheilosia · Eupeodes corollae · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +14
Cheilosia Cheilosia Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Syrphus Syrphus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Grypocoris Grypocoris
Grypocoris Grypocoris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica 