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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.76393, -1.22307
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ League of Friends — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ League of Friends — 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· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 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 Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 332 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 332 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 87 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 87 m Path type: footway
Show on map 146 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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Wildlife to spot
27,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Grey Heron · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird +25
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Grey Heron · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird +25
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025
Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2025
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis2025
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis2025
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2025
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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