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SANDFORD PARK

54 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

51.93950, -1.39614

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Elder +17 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Spurge-laurel, Beech +97 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bluebell, Spurge-laurel, Beech +97 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km

Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route827 m

Named routeRef 5Length 827 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route632 m

Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 5Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route354 m

Named routeRef 5Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,805 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,805 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +47

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RavenCorvus corax
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwiftApus apus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri · Lily Beetle

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,805 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +47

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RavenCorvus corax
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwiftApus apus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri · Lily Beetle

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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