Prehistoric and later settlements near Northmoor
145 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome145 ha
Getting here
51.72109, -1.39960
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Tufted Duck
- ✦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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Tufted Duck
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +153 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Cleavers +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Windrush PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Windrush PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eaton - WoottonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
Eaton-FyfieldCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
Botley-EatonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
Wootton-FyfieldCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route▾
Netherton - Hinton WaldristCycling route▾
Photos
Small road bridge in Northmoor
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Coot · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Mallard · Great Crested Grebe +39
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Soprano Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Brimstone Moth · Flame Shoulder · Large Yellow Underwing · White-point +40
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
- Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
- White-pointMythimna albipuncta
- Turnip MothAgrotis segetum
🌿Plants12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Wood Avens · Bramble +7
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Creeping Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Coot · Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Mallard · Great Crested Grebe +39
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Soprano Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Brimstone Moth · Flame Shoulder · Large Yellow Underwing · White-point +40
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
- Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
- White-pointMythimna albipuncta
- Turnip MothAgrotis segetum
🌿Plants12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Wood Avens · Bramble +7
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Creeping Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Wainscot
Common Wainscot
Mythimna pallens
Mythimna pallens
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populiPoplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populiWillow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidariaWillow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidariaSetaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrumSetaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaWhite ErmineSpilosoma lubricipedaWhite ErmineSpilosoma lubricipedaCoronetCraniophora ligustriCoronetCraniophora ligustriMuslin MothDiaphora mendicaMuslin MothDiaphora mendicaLunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosaLunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosaBlackneckLygephila pastinumBlackneckLygephila pastinumBroad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriataBroad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriataBrown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis lituraBrown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis lituraDusky ThornEnnomos fuscantariaDusky ThornEnnomos fuscantariaShuttle-shaped DartAgrotis putaShuttle-shaped DartAgrotis putaVine's RusticHoplodrina ambiguaVine's RusticHoplodrina ambiguaGypsy MothLymantria disparGypsy MothLymantria disparGarden PebbleEvergestis forficalisGarden PebbleEvergestis forficalisCommon Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.VestalRhodometra sacrariaVestalRhodometra sacrariaCanary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniariaCanary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniariaMother of PearlPatania ruralisMother of PearlPatania ruralisCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisTreble LinesCharanyca trigrammicaTreble LinesCharanyca trigrammicaFlame CarpetXanthorhoe designataFlame CarpetXanthorhoe designataScorched WingPlagodis dolabrariaScorched WingPlagodis dolabrariaElephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorElephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorLight EmeraldCampaea margaritariaLight EmeraldCampaea margaritariaSmall MagpieAnania hortulataSmall MagpieAnania hortulataCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeGold SpotPlusia festucaeGold SpotPlusia festucaeMiddle-barred MinorOligia fasciunculaMiddle-barred MinorOligia fasciunculaSmall Square-spotDiarsia rubiSmall Square-spotDiarsia rubiHeart & DartAgrotis exclamationisHeart & DartAgrotis exclamationisLobster MothStauropus fagiLobster MothStauropus fagiBuff-tipPhalera bucephalaBuff-tipPhalera bucephalaCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataRanunculus repens
Ranunculus repens
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseEvents & activities nearby
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