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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.99624, -1.40744
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Red Fox, Natterer's Bat, Common Pipistrelle +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Black Clock +190 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hairy Bitter-cress, Spotted Dead-nettle, Early Dog-violet +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Adderbury Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route419 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Baulkrestricted byway · 364 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 364 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
4,363 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,363 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Harvest Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Volucella pellucens · Black Clock +6
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
- Harpalus affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,363 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Harvest Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Volucella pellucens · Black Clock +6
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
- Harpalus affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva