Marsh Recreation Ground 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.60633, -1.22996
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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Tufted Duck +7 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Tufted Duck +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional 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 European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Hanson Way Walking route ▾
Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Marsh Lane public footpath · 109 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 109 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Didcot to Culham Science Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Harwell Campus Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Abingdon to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos West side of Marsh railway bridge, Didcot
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Wildlife to spot
70,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 70,494 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Tufted Duck · Dunnock · Wren +3
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Quaker · Light Brown Apple Moth · Rusty Dot · Silver Y · Turnip Moth +51
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025 Silver Y Autographa gamma2025 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 White-point Mythimna albipuncta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 70,494 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Tufted Duck · Dunnock · Wren +3
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Quaker · Light Brown Apple Moth · Rusty Dot · Silver Y · Turnip Moth +51
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025 Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025 Silver Y Autographa gamma2025 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 White-point Mythimna albipuncta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Viburnum Tortrix Acleris schalleriana
Viburnum Tortrix Acleris schalleriana
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana2025
Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana2025
Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis2025
Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis2025
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata2025
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea2025
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2025
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2025
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2025
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2025
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2025
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
November Moth Epirrita dilutata2025
November Moth Epirrita dilutata2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Triple-spotted Nest Moth Tinea trinotella2025
Triple-spotted Nest Moth Tinea trinotella2025
Skin Moth Monopis laevigella2025
Skin Moth Monopis laevigella2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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