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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
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51.99788, -1.58474
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
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🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +265 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +265 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cross Cotswold Pathway
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route796 m▾
Named routeLength 796 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,607 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,607 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Magpie · Raven · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +36
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Great Willowherb · Field Bindweed · Dandelion · Common Nettle · Pineappleweed +89
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,607 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Magpie · Raven · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +36
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Great Willowherb · Field Bindweed · Dandelion · Common Nettle · Pineappleweed +89
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumKnotgrassPolygonumKnotgrassPolygonumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAvenaAvenaAvenaAvenaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumField Penny-cressThlaspi arvenseField Penny-cressThlaspi arvenseStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCherryPrunusCherryPrunusBromus hordeaceusBromus hordeaceusBromus hordeaceusBromus hordeaceusLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRapeBrassica napusRapeBrassica napusBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasWillowSalixWillowSalixRoseRosaRoseRosaCalifornian PoppyEschscholzia californicaCalifornian PoppyEschscholzia californicaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisElmUlmusElmUlmusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreEvents & activities nearby
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