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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.57542, -0.99173
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Roe Deer, Grey Squirrel, Indet. Deer +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sphaerophoria, Meadow Grasshopper, Broad Centurion +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
Lion Meadowpublic footpath · 21 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: residential
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route18.5 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 18.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Roadbridleway · 254 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 254 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Bush's Lanerestricted byway · 753 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 753 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Mill Roadbridleway · 52 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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New house on Old School Green
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Wildlife to spot
7,209 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,209 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria · Meadow Grasshopper · Cheilosia · Eupeodes corollae · Batman Hoverfly +19
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- CheilosiaCheilosia
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Bank Haircap
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,209 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Roe Deer · Bank Vole · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria · Meadow Grasshopper · Cheilosia · Eupeodes corollae · Batman Hoverfly +19
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- CheilosiaCheilosia
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Bank Haircap
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas