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12 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.70041, -1.50467

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
Windrush PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Netherton - Hinton WaldristCycling route
Named route
Fyfield - BucklandCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cruising the Thames

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cruising the Thames

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BUCKLAND HOUSEHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St George's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦HINTON MANORHistoric site3.2 km→

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