Seacourt Deserted Medieval Village 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.76378, -1.29799
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Greylag Goose, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Greylag Goose, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +162 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Turnip Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +162 more · last seen 2026
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Kidlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 136 signed routes nearby
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National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 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 Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
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Wildlife to spot
69,007 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 69,007 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Goldfinch +26
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hebrew Character · Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Chestnut +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 69,007 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Goldfinch +26
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hebrew Character · Small Quaker · Common Quaker · Chestnut +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Early Grey
Early Grey
Xylocampa areola
Xylocampa areola
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa
Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea
Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea
Spindle Moth Ypsolopha mucronella
Spindle Moth Ypsolopha mucronella
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria 