Willowbrook Leisure Centre
39 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha
Getting here
51.61431, -1.23802
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling
- ☀️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
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling
- ☀️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 — Blackbird, Starling, Lapwing +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Lapwing +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing +141 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 km6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named routeRef E2International walking route
Hanson WayWalking route▾
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Vauxhall Barracks Walkpublic footpath · 486 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 486 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
70,386 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
70,386 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +14
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Quaker · Light Brown Apple Moth · Rusty Dot · Turnip Moth · Silver Y +47
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
- Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025
- Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
- Silver YAutographa gamma2025
- White-pointMythimna albipuncta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
70,386 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +14
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Quaker · Light Brown Apple Moth · Rusty Dot · Turnip Moth · Silver Y +47
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
- Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025
- Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
- Silver YAutographa gamma2025
- White-pointMythimna albipuncta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025ChestnutConistra vacciniiChestnutConistra vacciniiOak BeautyBiston stratariaOak BeautyBiston stratariaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaSatelliteEupsilia transversaSatelliteEupsilia transversaViburnum TortrixAcleris schallerianaViburnum TortrixAcleris schallerianaMottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025Early GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaDecember MothPoecilocampa populi2025December MothPoecilocampa populi2025Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025Small QuakerOrthosia crudaSmall QuakerOrthosia crudaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaAcleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notanaAcleris ferrugana/notanaDiamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2025Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella2025Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaGrey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopusGrey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopusSpring UsherAgriopis leucophaeariaSpring UsherAgriopis leucophaeariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaBeautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactylaBeautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactylaWinter MothOperophtera brumata2025Winter MothOperophtera brumata2025Tree-mallow TortrixCrocidosema plebejana2025Tree-mallow TortrixCrocidosema plebejana2025Olive-tree PearlPalpita vitrealis2025Olive-tree PearlPalpita vitrealis2025Cypress CarpetThera cupressata2025Cypress CarpetThera cupressata2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025Brindled BeautyLycia hirtariaBrindled BeautyLycia hirtariaDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataDark ChestnutConistra ligula2025Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2025Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2025Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2025Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025November MothEpirrita dilutata2025November MothEpirrita dilutata2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2025White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2025White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2025Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2025Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea2025Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea2025Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025Events & activities nearby
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