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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.74973, -1.26983
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ 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, Mallard, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +149 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +149 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 40 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 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 Kidlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gibbs Crescent public footpath · 20 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 20 m Path type: construction
Show on map Gibbs Crescent public footpath · 89 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 89 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Castle Mill Stream Walk public footpath · 41 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 41 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 135 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
51,908 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,908 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Canada Goose · Blue Tit +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Muntjac · Badger
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,908 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Canada Goose · Blue Tit +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Muntjac · Badger
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia 