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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Getting here
51.87646, -1.49069
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Charlbury Station Car Park 280m away — 3 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Charlbury Station Car Park 280m away — 3 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England; Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional 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 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 756 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 756 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 449 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 449 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 430 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 430 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Watery Lane restricted byway · 316 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 316 m Surface water Path type: bridleway
Show on map Watery Lane restricted byway · 133 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 133 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Watery Lane restricted byway · 297 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 297 m Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
9,646 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,646 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Dunnock +25
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hedgehog · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +23
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Common Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,646 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Dunnock +25
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hedgehog · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Limnephilus lunatus +23
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Common Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 