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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.73136, -1.22337
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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 🅿️ Barns Road Car Park 195m away — 12 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 🅿️ Barns Road Car Park 195m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug, Marmalade Hoverfly +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug, Marmalade Hoverfly +153 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Green Bristle-grass, Great Millet, Common Centaury +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Bristle-grass, Great Millet, Common Centaury +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 8 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 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Villiers Lane public footpath · 203 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 203 m Path type: service
Show on map 123 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
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tree Lane bridleway · 60 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 60 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Tree Lane bridleway · 298 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 298 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Tree Lane bridleway · 8 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 8 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Tree Lane bridleway · 7 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 7 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Chapel in Rose Hill cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
65,956 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 65,956 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Chaffinch +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +37
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea 16-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 65,956 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Chaffinch +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +37
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea 16-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Agallia consobrina Agallia consobrina
Agallia consobrina Agallia consobrina
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus ambiguus Platycheirus ambiguus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Idiocerus lituratus Idiocerus lituratus2025
Idiocerus lituratus Idiocerus lituratus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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