Medieval settlement at Wolfhampcote
11 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.28506, -1.22585
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Rook
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Rook
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Rook, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ATTACHED MAUSOLEUM
Free
Birds — Mallard, Rook, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Square-spot Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +134 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Soapwort, Large Bitter-cress, Aubretia +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route373 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Site of 'plague village', Wolfhampcote
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SoapwortSaponaria officinalisSoapwortSaponaria officinalisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2024Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica2024Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica2024Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2024Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2024AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2024AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Stellaria mediaStellaria media2024Stellaria mediaStellaria media2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2024Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023