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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.76435, -1.59805
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Swift, Robin, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Large White, Small White +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 57Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route274 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 274 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,042 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Goldfinch +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- BadgerMeles meles
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle +16
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,042 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Goldfinch +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- BadgerMeles meles
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle +16
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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