Mary Ellis Country Park - South
36 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
51.76609, -1.57305
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 267m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 267m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Robin, House Sparrow +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Swift, Robin, House Sparrow +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Jacobaea, Pyramidal Orchid, Spear Thistle +178 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 57Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Road from Brize Norton to Carterton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,369 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch +38
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Feral Cat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Silver Fish +20
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Silky Wall Feather-moss
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,369 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Goldfinch +38
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Feral Cat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Silver Fish +20
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Silky Wall Feather-moss
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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