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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.59280, -1.38670
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Platycheirus albimanus +143 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Platycheirus albimanus +143 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National 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 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage/Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Icknield Greenway bridleway · 247 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 247 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Ardington and Lockinge Community Woodland.
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Wildlife to spot
11,063 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,063 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Mallard · Rook · Blackbird · Moorhen +34
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Merlin Falco columbarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog · Field Vole
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Black Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing · Turnip Moth · Lunar Underwing · White-point +31
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025 White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,063 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Mallard · Rook · Blackbird · Moorhen +34
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Merlin Falco columbarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog · Field Vole
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Black Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing · Turnip Moth · Lunar Underwing · White-point +31
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025 White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Agrotis puta2025
Agrotis puta2025
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2025
Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria2025
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2025 