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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75432, -1.26466
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Caffè Nero — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Caffè Nero — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 42 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 Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map (Lower) Fisher Row public footpath · 97 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 97 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Fisher Row public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Museum Road public footpath · 50 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 50 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 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
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
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Wildlife to spot
54,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +24
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Great Tit Parus major Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Gadwall Mareca strepera Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,487 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +24
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Great Tit Parus major Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Gadwall Mareca strepera Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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