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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75200, -1.22784
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +149 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +149 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 4 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 · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 27 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 27 m Surface sand Path type: footway
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 234 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 234 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 139 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
55,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,757 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Pea-leaf Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +21
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,757 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · Pea-leaf Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +21
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
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
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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