Milham Ford Nature Park 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.76166, -1.23440
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +139 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +139 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 21 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 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 Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sandpit Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Northwood Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Edgeway Road public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Kings Mill Lane public footpath · 173 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 173 m Path type: service
Show on map Edgeway Road public footpath · 182 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 182 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
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35,983 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,983 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Notiophilus biguttatus +16
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Wall Screw-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Marble Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,983 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Notiophilus biguttatus +16
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Wall Screw-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Marble Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis2025
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis2025
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2025
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025 