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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.91542, -1.58939
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Harlequin Ladybird, Limnephilus auricula +204 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km▾
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Besbury Lanepublic footpath · 788 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 788 mPath type: residential
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route430 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route84 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,225 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects27 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Stenophylax permistus · Limnephilus lunatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +22
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Intermediate Screw-moss
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,225 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects27 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Stenophylax permistus · Limnephilus lunatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird +22
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Intermediate Screw-moss
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilisPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Sylvicola fenestralisSylvicola fenestralis2025Sylvicola fenestralisSylvicola fenestralis2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2025Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2025Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025