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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Getting here
51.60603, -1.31653
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 317m away — 5 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 317m away — 5 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Parent Bug, Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Euophryum confine +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map St Frideswide’s Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFW Regional walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Culham Science Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Harwell Campus Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 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 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hungerford Road restricted byway · 7 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 7 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Hungerford Road restricted byway · 70 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 70 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Hungerford Road restricted byway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.4 km Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Hungerford Road restricted byway · 38 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 38 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Hungerford Road restricted byway · 865 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 865 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
21,519 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,519 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Robin · Short-eared Owl +40
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Euophryum confine · Hairy Cellar Beetle · Sitona striatellus · Enicmus transversus +14
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Euophryum confine Euophryum confine Hairy Cellar Beetle Mycetaea subterranea Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Melinopterus prodromus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,519 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Robin · Short-eared Owl +40
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Euophryum confine · Hairy Cellar Beetle · Sitona striatellus · Enicmus transversus +14
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Euophryum confine Euophryum confine Hairy Cellar Beetle Mycetaea subterranea Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Melinopterus prodromus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melinopterus prodromus
Melinopterus prodromus
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius
Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus
Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Anommatus duodecimstriatus Anommatus duodecimstriatus
Anommatus duodecimstriatus Anommatus duodecimstriatus
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Aderus populneus Aderus populneus
Aderus populneus Aderus populneus
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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