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Old Abingdon Road Culverts

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.73046, -1.25193

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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
🛝Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Green Bristle-grass, Great Millet · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Bristle-grass, Great Millet · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km

Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route

Boundary PatrolWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Sandpit WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Northwood TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

121 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Route 8Cycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Route 8aCycling route

Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route

Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Route 3aCycling route

Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route

Eaton - WoottonCycling route

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Wildlife to spot

86,024 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

86,024 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

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Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Muntjac · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

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Insects40 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +35

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
EupeodesEupeodes
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguus
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
EristalisEristalis
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Epuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephala
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus
Hairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

86,024 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit +37

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2026

Muntjac · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐝

Insects40 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +35

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
EupeodesEupeodes
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguus
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
EristalisEristalis
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Epuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephala
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus
Hairy Spider WeevilExomias pellucidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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