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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.71752, -1.23616
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldcrest and Kingfisher 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldcrest and Kingfisher 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldcrest, Kingfisher, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldcrest, Kingfisher, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 29 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 Heyford Hill Lane public footpath · 988 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 988 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 109 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
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
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Wildlife to spot
58,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 58,077 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +21
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Blue Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +29
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 58,077 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +21
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Blue Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +29
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
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
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
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