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Lincombe Lane Field and Reserve

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.70880, -1.28663

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

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 — Wigeon, Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Brown Silver-line, Large Yellow Underwing, Engrailed +245 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Silver-line, Large Yellow Underwing, Engrailed +245 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Springbeauty, Wild Liquorice, Small Balsam +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springbeauty, Wild Liquorice, Small Balsam +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km

Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hinksey Heights Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Lincombe Lanepublic footpath · 2 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Lincombe Lanepublic footpath · 563 m

aligned with Strava Global Heatmap

Public pathpublic footpathLength 563 mPath type: residential

Lincombe Lanepublic footpath · 466 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 466 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Route 8aCycling route

Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route

Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Eaton - WoottonCycling route

Named routeXcn

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

26,265 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,265 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds46 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Shoveler · Pintail · Little Ringed Plover +41

WigeonMareca penelope
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PochardAythya ferina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Pygmy Shrew · Roe Deer

Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,265 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Shoveler · Pintail · Little Ringed Plover +41

WigeonMareca penelope
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PochardAythya ferina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Pygmy Shrew · Roe Deer

Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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