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🛝Family🎠Play🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.77157, -0.94595
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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
- ☕Café on site — 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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Thame Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wychert Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pebble WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PebbleLocal cycle route
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 57Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Miller's Waybridleway · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
5,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +42
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad
Summer Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle +13
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger
- Dor Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +42
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad
Summer Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle +13
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger
- Dor Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geotrupes stercorarius
Geotrupes stercorarius
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris liliiSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024