Rose Hill Recreation Ground 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.72752, -1.23020
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Rose Hill Community Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Rose Hill Community Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug, Marmalade Hoverfly +132 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug, Marmalade Hoverfly +132 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 16 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 Thomson Terrace public footpath · 177 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 177 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cordrey Green public footpath · 81 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 81 m Path type: residential
Show on map 114 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
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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
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Wildlife to spot
57,080 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,080 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Goldcrest · Kingfisher · Wren · Grey Heron · Jay +21
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Blue Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +35
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,080 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Goldcrest · Kingfisher · Wren · Grey Heron · Jay +21
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Blue Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +35
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
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
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Agallia consobrina Agallia consobrina
Agallia consobrina Agallia consobrina
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
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
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
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
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
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
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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