Kilkenny Lane Country Park
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.77388, -1.58905
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Swift, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Jacobaea, Hemlock +130 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 57Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route274 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 274 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Kilkenny Lane Country Parkbridleway · 41 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 41 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Kilkenny Lane Country Parkbridleway · 381 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 381 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Photos
Shire Horses sculptures (4), Kilkenny Lane Country Park, Carterton, Oxon
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +28
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Silky Wall Feather-moss
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +28
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Silky Wall Feather-moss
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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