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Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.53067, -0.89159
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Marsh Meadows Car Park 34m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Marsh Meadows Car Park 34m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Ivy Bee, Banded Demoiselle +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Ivy Bee, Banded Demoiselle +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map Meadow Road public footpath · 106 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 106 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
9,415 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,415 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Woodpigeon +31
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Juniper Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · Stag Beetle +28
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2025 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,415 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Woodpigeon +31
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Juniper Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi · Stag Beetle +28
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2025 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Tinodes waeneri Tinodes waeneri2025
Tinodes waeneri Tinodes waeneri2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Valarian Strider Macrophya albicincta2025
Valarian Strider Macrophya albicincta2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2025
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 