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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75686, -1.22955
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Marston Road Car Park (Temporary) 28m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Marston Road Car Park (Temporary) 28m away — 20 car parks within reach 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +162 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +162 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Liverwort, Wall Screw-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Liverwort, Wall Screw-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sandpit Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Northwood Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Kings Mill Lane public footpath · 173 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 173 m Path type: service
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 408 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 408 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 144 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
46,091 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,091 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Mallard +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dotted Bee-fly +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Saucer Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,091 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Mallard +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dotted Bee-fly +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Saucer Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ilyocoris cimicoides
Ilyocoris cimicoides
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025
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