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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.58812, -1.40926
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Black Rustic +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Black Rustic +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 544
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 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 Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map Coopers Lane public footpath · 201 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 201 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Lark Hill public footpath · 284 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 284 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Larkhill public footpath · 83 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 83 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage/Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Larkhill restricted byway · 144 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 144 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Larkhill restricted byway · 180 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 180 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
27,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,694 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Merlin Falco columbarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog · Field Vole
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Turnip Moth · Light Brown Apple Moth · White-point · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Rustic +35
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,694 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +34
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Merlin Falco columbarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog · Field Vole
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Turnip Moth · Light Brown Apple Moth · White-point · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Rustic +35
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2025
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Mallow Larentia clavaria2025
Mallow Larentia clavaria2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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