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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South East › Cherwell Getting here
51.90506, -1.13514
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird +287 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird +287 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Greenfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Greenfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cross Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bicester West Health Route Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map Langford Health Route Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map Bernwood Jubilee Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Boston Road public footpath · 17 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 17 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Boston Road public footpath · 5 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Boston Road public footpath · 42 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 42 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref BR1 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref BR10 Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map BR22 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map BR15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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11,510 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,510 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird +28
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Willow Emerald Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,510 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird +28
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Frog Rana Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Willow Emerald Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chalcolestes viridis
Chalcolestes viridis
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 