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Otley Grange

17 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.84637, -1.21364

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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
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hobby, Bittern, Peregrine +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Bittern, Peregrine +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Oxfordshire Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km

Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route

Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Kidlington Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Islip-HortonCycling route

Named routeXcn

Cutteslowe-IslipCycling route

Named routeXcn

National BywayCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

BR19Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

BR20Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

15,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2025

Hobby · Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Robin · Little Ringed Plover +51

HobbyFalco subbuteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BitternBotaurus stellaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WigeonMareca penelope
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great TitParus major
CootFulica atra
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
QuailCoturnix coturnix

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2025

Hobby · Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Robin · Little Ringed Plover +51

HobbyFalco subbuteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BitternBotaurus stellaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WigeonMareca penelope
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great TitParus major
CootFulica atra
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
QuailCoturnix coturnix

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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