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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.75795, -1.19945
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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 Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Quarry Pavilion Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Quarry Pavilion Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Coopers Alleypublic footpath · 123 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mPath type: footway
Spring Lanepublic footpath · 53 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Vallis Alleypublic footpath · 327 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 327 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Photos
Quarry Hollow Play Area with children playing in the snow
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Wildlife to spot
27,963 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,963 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Jackdaw +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +44
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Southern Oak Bush-cricket
English Rock-bristle
- English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,963 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Jackdaw +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +44
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Southern Oak Bush-cricket
English Rock-bristle
- English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale2025
Meconema meridionale2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorRhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Silis ruficollisSilis ruficollis2025Silis ruficollisSilis ruficollis2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Kelisia guttulaKelisia guttula2025Kelisia guttulaKelisia guttula2025Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2025Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2025Agrilus cyanescensAgrilus cyanescens2025Agrilus cyanescensAgrilus cyanescens2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Xanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus2025Xanthandrus comtusXanthandrus comtus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025