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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.90267, -1.12680
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 402m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 402m away — 5 car parks within reach
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Muntjac, Roe Deer +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Speckled Bush-cricket +292 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Vetch, Cuckooflower +7 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Bicester West Health RouteWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Langford Health RouteWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jarvis Lanepublic footpath · 103 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mSurface dirtPath type: track
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
BR1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR1Local cycle route
BR10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR10Local cycle route
BR11Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR22Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR15Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Single lane railway bridge on Bicester Road, Launton
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Wildlife to spot
10,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,303 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird +25
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Muntjac +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +10
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,303 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird +25
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Muntjac +2
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +10
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Chorthippus albomarginatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major